Antoine Auguste Adrien Henri Tanoux (18 October 1865 in Marseille – 29 July 1923 in Paris) was a French painter.
Biography
He began his studies in 1878 at the .Explication des ouvrages de peinture et dessins, sculpture, architecture et gravure des artistes vivans, Vol.3 L - Z, Gründ, 1939 Online After graduating there, in 1886, he enrolled at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris, where he became a student of Léon Bonnat.J. P. A. Akoun, Répertoire biographique d'artistes de tous pays des xixe et xxe siècles, Cote de l’amateur, 2005
During this time, he presented some works at the Salon. He would exhibit there regularly throughout his life. In 1889, he received an honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle.Raymond Bouyer, "Rétrospectives" in: La Revue de l’art ancien et moderne, Vol.46, 1924, Georges Petit
He was initially attracted to painting scenes in the outlying suburbs but, after receiving a travel grant from the Conseil supérieur des Beaux-Arts in 1895, he turned to genre scenes, portraits and Orientalist works, becoming especially well known for his nudes.
In 1905, he was elected a member of the Société des artistes français."Tanoux (Henri-Adrien)", Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, Vol. III L-Z, 1939 Online A retrospective of his work was held in 1924."Nouvelles artistiques", in: La Liberté, Vol.59, November 1924, Online
His works may be seen at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry, Musée de Grenoble, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille, Musée Cantini, Musée de la Faïence et des Beaux-Arts, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nice and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, among others.
References
External links
More works by Tanoux @ ArtNet Works by Tanoux @ the Base Joconde