Louis-Auguste Veillon (1834-1890) was a Swiss painter, noted for his Orientalist works.
After obtaining a degree in Reformed theology in Lausanne, he joined François Diday at his studio in Geneva, where he primarily painted seascapes and mountain scenes from the Bernese Oberland. In 1858, he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. While in Paris, he spent a considerable amount of time in the Louvre, copying the works of the masters, especially the 17th-century Dutch masters and the work of Claude Lorrain. He later reported that this discipline led him to the luminism characteristic of his paintings.
In Paris, he made the acquaintance of the Orientalist artist, Eugène Fromentin who was his neighbor. This marked a turning point in Veillon's work and aroused his interest in Orientalist subject matter. He traveled to Rome, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Egypt, then lived in Venice for two years, before settling down in Geneva.
Veillon traveled to Egypt at least four times. In 1873, he stayed there with his friend, the artist, Etienne Duval (1824-1919), for a period of four months. In Egypt, he focussed on producing work with Orientalist themes, featuring landscapes showing the Nile or the Dead Sea. His works were very popular, especially in Switzerland.
Although he traveled extensively, Geneva remained at the center of his life and work.
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After obtaining a degree in Reformed theology in Lausanne, he joined François Diday at his studio in Geneva, where he primarily painted seascapes and mountain scenes from the Bernese Oberland. In 1858, he enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. While in Paris, he spent a considerable amount of time in the Louvre, copying the works of the masters, especially the 17th-century Dutch masters and the work of Claude Lorrain. He later reported that this discipline led him to the luminism characteristic of his paintings.
In Paris, he made the acquaintance of the Orientalist artist, Eugène Fromentin who was his neighbor. This marked a turning point in Veillon's work and aroused his interest in Orientalist subject matter. He traveled to Rome, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Egypt, then lived in Venice for two years, before settling down in Geneva.
Veillon traveled to Egypt at least four times. In 1873, he stayed there with his friend, the artist, Etienne Duval (1824-1919), for a period of four months. In Egypt, he focussed on producing work with Orientalist themes, featuring landscapes showing the Nile or the Dead Sea. His works were very popular, especially in Switzerland.
Although he traveled extensively, Geneva remained at the center of his life and work.
© 2020. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Louis-Auguste Veillon or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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| Der Engstlensee 1868 |
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| Souvernir d'Italie: Bordighera 1869 |
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| Le Nile à Philae 1869 |
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| Promenade au bord de rivière 1885 |
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| An arab on horseback |
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| At the edge of an oasis |
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| Au bord du lac Léman à Saint-Saphorin |
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| Au bord du lac |
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| Berges du Léman avec barques et ramasseuse de bois mort |
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| Gebirgslandschaft mit Alp |
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| Halt by the well |
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| les murs de Jerusalem |
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| Lac de Brienz |
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| Lac de Champex |
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| Lac de montagne |
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| Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) |
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| Laveuse au bord du Léman |
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| Les pêcheurs de la région de Naples |
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| Morning Prayers |
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| Mosque on the banks of the Nile |
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| Paysage fluvial |
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| Punta della Dogana, Venise |
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| Repos des Bédouins |
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| Sunset on the lagoon |
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| Les rives du Nile |
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| Le Temple à Philae |
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| Voilier sur le lac Léman avec vue sur les Dents-du-Midi |
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