Benjamin Vautier (1829 - 1898)
1829-04-27Morges, Switzerland1898-04-25Düsseldorf, GermanyGermany, Switzerland
Benjamin Vautier
Marc Louis Benjamin Vautier, called the Elder, or simply Benjamin Vautier, was a Swiss painter and representative of the anecdotal narrative genre painting of the Düsseldorf School. He settled in Düsseldorf, where he became one of the masters of the local school of genre painting. He is the father of the artist Otto Vautier and great-grandfather of the artist BEN (Benjamin Vautier).
Date and place of birt: | 27 april 1829, Morges, Switzerland |
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Date and place of death: | 25 april 1898, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany, Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Illustrator, Painter |
Art school / group: | Düsseldorf school of painting |
Genre: | Genre art |
Art style: | Realism |