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Antoine Vollon

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Antoine Vollon

Birth
Lyon, Departement du Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
Death
27 Aug 1900 (aged 67)
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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Antoine Vollon was a French realist artist, best known as a painter of still lifes, landscapes, and figures. During his lifetime, Vollon was a successful celebrity, enjoyed an excellent reputation, and was called a "painter's painter".

Two streets in France are named for him: Rue Antoine Vollon in Bessancourt and in Paris, an intersection with a fountain in Lyon is named Place Antoine Vollon.
Antoine Vollon was a French realist artist, best known as a painter of still lifes, landscapes, and figures. During his lifetime, Vollon was a successful celebrity, enjoyed an excellent reputation, and was called a "painter's painter".

Two streets in France are named for him: Rue Antoine Vollon in Bessancourt and in Paris, an intersection with a fountain in Lyon is named Place Antoine Vollon.

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