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Fernand Paillet (1850–1918) was a French figurine artist, miniature portraitist and jewelry designer. He painted many American socialites of the Gilded Age.

Early life

Fernand Paillet was born in 1850 in Niort, France. He was trained by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse.

Career

Paillet established a studio in Paris. He became renowned for his figurines, made with ivory and ceramic.

He painted portraits of American socialites of the Gilded Age, including miniatures for the Peter Marié collection, now preserved by the New-York Historical Society. He did a miniature portrait of Edith Wharton.

Paillet also designed jewelry. A pendant he designed for Marcus & Co., a luxury jewelry retailer, is exhibited at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

Death

He died in 1918.

References

1. ^ Martin Wolpert, Jeffrey Winter, Modern Figurative Paintings: The Paris Connection, Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2004, p. 205
2. Gérard Aubisse, Les peintres des Charentes, du Poitou et de Vendée: XIXe-XXe siècles : dictionnaire et notices biographiques, 2001, p. 318
3. Barbara Dayer Gallati, Bucerius Kunst Forum, High society: American portraits of the Gilded Age : Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, June 7-Aug. 31, 2008, Hirmer, 2008, pp. 185-186
4. Laura Rattray, Edith Wharton in Context, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012, p. 212
5. Penny Prodrow, Diamonds: A Century of Spectacular Jewels, New York City: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, 1996, p. 39
6. Walters Art Museum: Watch Pendant Painting

External links

• Works by or about Fernand Paillet at the Internet Archive

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