WATTS INDEXThe canonical database of visual culture
Alexandre Defaux
Artist
WA-00208997
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
0
Works in Collection
1
Assets Indexed
0
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
40%
Profile Completeness
Cultural Positioning
Influence Graph
No influence edges encoded yet.
Authority Records (1)
Source Registry (1)
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About
Why this artist matters now
Alexandre Defaux (1826–1900) was a French artist. Defaux was born in Bercy, on the outskirts of Paris and is an important figure of the second generation of Barbizon School painters in the lineage of Jean-Baptiste Corot - whose pupil he was - and Jean-François Millet. He painted almost exclusively in the Barbizon region or in Normandy and his early landscapes reflect Corot's influence with large urban panoramic views and figures in Neapolitan peasant costume. In the 1850s Defaux painted several views of Normandy towns and large medieval churches.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
Graph relationships
Taste overlap and adjacency
Movement
—
Medium
—
Related Artists
6 in graph
Record
Images
Record
Exhibitions and timeline
No exhibitions or timeline entries yet