Laura Junger
Armand Guillaumin
Born 1841 in Paris
Died 1927 in Paris
The intense colors of Guillaumin’s Impressionist landscapes made him a forerunner of the Fauves.
David von Becker
Guillaumin initially worked at a lingerie shop in Paris; subsequently, he also worked for a railway company, in road construction, and as a marquee painter. During that time he also began his activity as an artist, and in 1861 he entered the Académie Suisse. After being rejected by the official Salon, Guillaumin participated in the Salon des Refusés in 1863, and in 1874 showed work in the first Impressionist exhibition.
He met Signac in 1883 while painting on the Seine. The following year, he exhibited at the first Salon of the Société des Artistes Indépendants. In 1892, Guillaumin won 100,000 francs in the lottery and from then on devoted himself entirely to painting. In 1901 he met Friesz, who was influenced by his colorful landscapes.
Guillaumin in the collection
Armand Guillaumin is represented with two works in the Hasso Plattner Collection, on view in the Museum Barberini as a permanent loan from the Hasso Plattner Foundation. With over a hundred paintings of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, including masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Gustave Caillebotte, and Paul Signac, the museum in Potsdam is one of the most important centers of Impressionist landscape painting in the world.
