Background
Ferrier was born in Nimes, France, on September 29, 1847. He was the son of a pharmacist.
14 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France
Gabriel Ferrier studied painting at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, where his teachers were Ernest Hébert and Isidore Pils.
Viale della Trinità dei Monti, 1, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Ferrier was a student of the French Academy in Rome between 1873 and 1876.
France
Gabriel Ferrier was a professor of design at the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur.
14 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France
Ferrier served as a lecturer at the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.
1906
Gabriel Ferrier was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1906.
14 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France
Gabriel Ferrier studied painting at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, where his teachers were Ernest Hébert and Isidore Pils.
Viale della Trinità dei Monti, 1, 00187 Roma RM, Italy
Ferrier was a student of the French Academy in Rome between 1873 and 1876.
France
Gabriel Ferrier was a professor of design at the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur.
14 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France
Ferrier served as a lecturer at the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.
Gabriel Ferrier was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1906.
Ferrier was born in Nimes, France, on September 29, 1847. He was the son of a pharmacist.
Gabriel Ferrier studied painting at the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, where his teachers were Ernest Hébert and Isidore Pils. He was also a student of the French Academy in Rome between 1873 and 1876.
Ferrier's first exhibition was held at the Salon in 1869. After several years spent in Italy, the artist returned to France, where he focused on painting portraits of notable figures connected with the Third Republic. In 1883, he made an extended trip to Algeria, where he created a number of artworks in the Orientalist style. Some of those works he displayed at the Exposition Universelle in 1889.
He later became a professor of design at the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur, and then worked as a lecturer at the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, succeeding Jean-Léon Gérôme. He also was a professor at the Académie Julian (now part of ESAG Penninghen).
Gabriel Ferrier was an outstanding artist notable for his numerous works and also a distinguished educator. Among his best-known students included Paul-Émile Bécat, Luis Ricardo Falero, Roger Bissière, André Fau, and Albert Lynch.
During his long-lasting career, the artist received numerous awards and prizes, including - the National Order of the Legion of Honour in 1911. His murals still adorn Paris Hotel de Ville, the Museum d'Orsay (Paris), the French Embassy in Berlin, the Sorbonne, Opera-Comeque, theaters in Nimes and Monte Carlo.
Many artworks by the artist have been sold at auction, including his painting Judith, which was sold at Sotheby's New York "19th Century European Art" in 2014 for $87,500.
Portrait of a Lady
L’auto Da-fe
Jeune Bergère Algérienne
Les Fumeurs De Kiff
Une Scène Du Déluge
La Toilette De La Favorite
The Duke of Guise and One of His Sisters, the Future Duchess of Magenta
Ganymede
Charles-louis De Saulces De Freycinet
Moonlit Dreams
The Duc D'aumale with a Friend in His Study at the Château De Chantilly
Whispers in the library
Odette Ferrier 4 ans, portrait de sa fille
Mytologisk motiv
Le châtiment
Judith
Portrait du duc d'Harcourt
Sainte Agnès martyre
Persée tuant Méduse
La toilette de la favorite
Chaperon Rouge
Petit garçon au fouet
Läsande flicka
Femme assise se coiffant
Le sacrifice d'Abraham
Saint visitant les malades
Personages
Demeter
Fillette au panier de prunes
Figure d'enfant
Femme au lit, lisant le journal
Gabriel Ferrier was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1906. He was also a member of the Société des Artistes Français.
