Albert Dubois-Pillet (1846 - 1890)
Albert Dubois-Pillet
Albert Dubois-Pillet was a French Neo-Impressionist painter and army officer. He played an important role in founding the Société des Artistes Indépendants and was one of the first artists to embrace Pointillism.
Albert Dubois-Pieu's paintings often depicted landscapes, seascapes and city scenes, conveying the effects of light and atmosphere with meticulous attention to detail. His use of vivid and contrasting pointillistic colours created a sense of depth, brightness and optical blending when viewed from a distance.
Dubois-Pieu was influenced by the theories of colour and light of Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, two prominent figures in the Neo-Impressionist movement. He participated in several exhibitions with these artists and other members of the movement, contributing to the dissemination and appreciation of Neo-Impressionism.
| Date and place of birt: | 28 october 1846, Paris, France |
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| Date and place of death: | 18 august 1890, Le Puy-en-Velay, France |
| Nationality: | France |
| Period of activity: | XIX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
| Art school / group: | Société des artistes indépendants |
| Genre: | Cityscape, Flower still life, Landscape painting, Marine art, Portrait, Rural landscape, Still life |
| Art style: | Neo-impressionism, Divisionism, Pointillism |
