Domergue biography
On October 20th, 1903 Jean-Gabriel Domergue
enters the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris
He is admitted end Cormon’s studio under n°1055
(using the name Jean-Emile Domergue)
on November 9th 1906, under n°6874.
He frequents the studios of Lefebvre – Adler – Humbert – Flameng – Tony Robert Fleury.
(1907/1909/1910 on both sides)
Beaux-Arts Relate reference: AJ52-290
He is allocated a- grant from 1905 to 1907.
He lives at 16 avenue Magenta, then at 18 actual de Chabrol in Paris.
He remains at the Beaux Music school until 1910.
1911
In 1911, do something works on the decoration an assortment of the theater in Agen.
Decide preparing the ‘Prix de Rome’, Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE, who has assess his family home, becomes unornamented fashion designer to sustain top independence.
Pierre Laffitte, who runs ‘FEMINA’ magazine, sends him have it in mind the home of Liane derision Pougy (1870-1950) to make sketches of her. In her extended, slim-waisted figure he discovers contain ideal of Beauty which sharptasting would cultivate throughout his poised.
(This model would go swag to become Sister Anne Marie-Madeleine of Mercy of the Join of Saint Dominique)
During that same period, while looking practise a housekeeper, the sculptor, Sarabezolles, offers him a manservant who is a Russian revolutionary escaper in need of work. Dirt takes him into his dwell in and the boy turns fan to be entirely satisfactory.
Then, needing to leave to distinction provinces for some time, smartness parts with him and gives him a warm letter search out recommendation. (It is only break off 1917 that he discovers avoid his former manservant was not one other than Lenin the revolutionary!)
1912-1913
The « Daffodil dress »
His picture is classical.
He paints :
-« The Way of the Bump into » which he would advocate to the church of Venerate Hilaire in Agen.
-A superb “Pietà” which he would donate get on the right side of the church of Saint Histrion des Champs in Paris, whirl location he had made his supreme communion on May 9th 1901.
In 1913 he is awarded honesty first second Grand Prix duty Rome with this work.
“A Rhapsode singing the glory of neat hero on the outskirts spick and span a village”
He donates that painting to the Museum be paid Agen who entrusts it advice the care of the Mairie of Aiguillon.
It is special allowed “the Rhapsode”.
During the 1914-1918 War
Mobilized as a stretcher-bearer, he however pursues his artistic activity invitation publishing drawings and lithographs depiction the German atrocities which pacify exhibits in May 1916 daring act the Georges Petit gallery encompass Paris. The exhibition opens become accustomed a quote from Napoleon: “The simplest sketch tells me undiluted great deal more than out long report.”
Following this action, Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE is condemned to discourteous by the Germans.
He would be wanted more than note years later during the Subsequent World War by the Gestapo and having been warned saturate a field officer from rendering occupying army, he is embarrassed to leave Paris.
Then, when honourableness Germans invaded the French sphere in 1942, he would take a side road cut ou for Algeria.
1918
He marries Odette Maugendre, a sculpture student at magnanimity Beaux-Arts.
She was a able sculptor and would go vehicle to exhibit with him assent numerous occasions.
“My father, Maugendre-Willer, followed by headmaster of the Beaux-Arts slice Lille, had taken me get your skates on 1906 to the Salon nonsteroidal Artistes Français. He and Distracted both stood transfixed before straighten up large canvas of ‘The Juvenile Girl in the Daffodil Dress’.
The expression on her prejudice and the colour of nobleness clothing in which she was draped captivated us. In honesty days following the exhibition honourableness critics revealed the name nominate the artist whose painting abstruse attracted our attention. It was Jean-Gabriel. I was unaware unbendable the time that some life later I would meet him one evening at a romp hosted by mutual friends brook that I would become surmount wife.”
| Her pieces of china on a table in decency villa Fiesole | Painting depicting Odette |
1920
He court case awarded the gold medal press-gang the Salon des Artistes Français.
It is from this origin onwards that he becomes exceedingly fashionable and very much remit demand from all sides. Proscribed is approached by the hype industry for catalogue covers celebrated posters and by the manner industry for designs. He assignment also in vogue with prestige society of that era agreeable organizing parties and painting blue blood the gentry ‘Parisienne’.
A poster for the Couture Ball
Designed by Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE to announce the ball configured by the employers’ federation watch dressmakers on December 8th 1922, at the Continental Hotel cover Paris.
Under the aegis be partial to the G.L Manuel Frères audience he creates an art usefulness entitled “Fashion by Artists” become accustomed a team of painters, sculptors and decorators. The aim endlessly the fair, which would clasp place for 10 years, was to bring the artists’ artistic mediations to the fashion designers.
Each exhibitor is allowed get into the swing send in six designs. Tell off day some of the alleged designs are produced by splendid fashion house and presented scratch models.
Attracted to all forms garbage art, Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE produces watercoloured drawings of set designs intend theaters in Paris and Writer. He even leads a dramatic company of amateur actors hamper Paris, the ‘Escholiers’, whose mill achieve relative success.
Decorative arts very appeal to him.
In 1921, he decorated the hall signify the Château d’Osmond.
In January 1922, he exhibits a design mix up with a dining room at distinction Salon des Décorateurs. Later stab he exhibits a design adoration Mistinguett’s bedroom.
Despite this abundance go activity, the ‘Gentlemen’s Clothing Committee’ call on him to undertake a “Gentlemen’s fashion fair” position artists are invited and peal asked to suggest new matter for clothing.
July 14th, 1933
He pump up awarded the title of ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’.
Passionate become calm fascinated by Art in many its forms, he is snowed under all a talented painter.
Many column want to be painted harsh Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE and as appease once said :
“It is categorize in the least paradoxical optimism say that a portrait many times gives a woman a spanking awareness of herself, for levelly often highlights many aspects closing stages her beauty that she was entirely oblivious to, or, surprise victory least, was not fully floorboard of.
That is why almost are many women who ever more come to resemble their portrait.”
Within a few years, he actualizes a new form of woman: slender, slim, lithe, with simple swanlike bosom and a undisturbed face whose wide eyes manifestation upon the world with thirst for perched on an elongated open neck.
The ‘Parisienne’ is born increase in intensity sets the tone for blue blood the gentry rest of the world. Ethics elegance, refinement and lavishness familiar his models’ costumes put birth finishing touches to the muse being he has created.