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Herbert James Draper (1863 – 22 September 1920) was an English Classicist painter whose career began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the 20th century.

Born in London, the son of a jeweller named Henry Draper and his wife Emma,[1] he was educated at Bruce Castle School in Tottenham[2] and then went on to study art at the Royal Academy.[2] He undertook several educational trips to Rome and Paris between 1888 and 1892, having won the Royal Academy Gold Medal and Travelling Studentship in 1889. In the 1890s, he worked as an illustrator, eventually settling in London. In 1891, he married his wife Ida (née Williams), with whom he had a daughter, Yvonne.[2] He died of arteriosclerosis at the age of 56, in his home on Abbey Road.

Career

Draper's most productive period began in 1894. He focused mainly on mythological themes from ancient Greece. His painting "The Lament For Icarus" from 1898 won the gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and was later bought for the Tate Gallery by the Chantrey Trustees. He was also responsible for the decoration of the ceiling of the Drapers' Hall in the City of London.[2][3] Though Draper was neither a member nor an associate of the Royal Academy he took part in the annual expositions from 1890 on.[2] In later years as the public tastes changed and mythological scenes became less popular he concentrated more on portraits.[2][4]

During his lifetime Draper was quite famous and a well-known portrait painter. In his last years his popularity faded, though there has recently been a revival of interest in his work on the art market.[5] The sale of his painting The Sea Maiden by the Royal Cornwall Museum in 2010, to help secure its finances, generated debate about the policy of disposing of art works for this purpose.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_James_Draper

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Herbert James Draper (1863 - 1920) était un peintre britannique de l'époque victorienne.

Il fait ses études artistiques à la Royal Academy de Londres et effectue plusieurs voyages de formation à Paris et à Rome entre 1888 et 1892. Dans les années 1890, il effectue également un travail d'illustration. En 1891, il épouse Ida ; ils auront une fille.

En 1894 commence sa période la plus productive. Il se concentre surtout sur les thèmes mythologiques de la Grèce antique. Son tableau « Pleurs pour Icare » (1898) remporte la médaille d'or de l'Exposition Universelle de Paris en 1900.

Bien qu'il ne soit ni un membre ni associé à la Royal Academy, il prend part aux expositions annuelles à partir de 1897. Il devient un portraitiste connu mais sa popularité faiblit à la fin de sa vie et il est maintenant presque oublié.

• Ulysse et les sirènes, (1909), Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston-upon-Hull.
• Pleurs pour Icare, (1898).
• Pot pourri, (1897), Tate Gallery, London.(tableau ci-dessous sans titre).
• La toison d'or, (1904).
• Alcyone, (1915).
• Poisson volant, (1910).
• Lamia, (1910).
• Les Walkyries éveillées.
• Mélodies de la mer.
• Arianne.
• Les portes de l'aube.
• Le jour et l'aurore.
• Les perles d'Aphrodite.
• Bébé de l'eau.
• Le jardin enchanté.
• Le kelpie.
• La nymphe de l'eau.
• Lancelot et Guenièvre.
• La colère du dieu de la mer.
• Ballerine.
• La saint-Dorothée.
• Réveil.
• Tristan et Iseult.
• La jeune fille de la piscine.
• Brumes de montagne.
• Arcadia.
• http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Draper

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