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Jacques-Elie-Abraham Hermanjat (29 September 1862, Geneva - 12 October 1932, Aubonne) was a Swiss painter who worked primarily in the Fauvist and Divisionist styles and was one of the first Swiss artists to draw on the work of Paul Cézanne. He was also involved in cultural politics.
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Jacques-Elie-Abraham Hermanjat (29 September 1862, Geneva - 12 October 1932, Aubonne) was a Swiss painter who worked primarily in the Fauvist and Divisionist styles and was one of the first Swiss artists to draw on the work of Paul Cézanne. He was also involved in cultural politics.
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Biography After attending the public schools of Geneva, he studied art with Barthélemy Menn and Auguste Baud-Bovy. In 1886, he went to Algiers, to join his mother and brother after his father's death. He stayed until 1888 and returned on two other occasions; 1889-1890 and 1893-1896. During these visits, he developed an interest in Orientalism, a genre which was already in favor with some of his compatriots, including Charles Gleyre and Auguste Veillon. His paintings there were executed in the traditional styles he had learned in Geneva. In 1896 Hermanjat, then married, returned with his wife Marie Louise, née Zénobel (1855–1955), to Switzerland and initially settled in Lausanne. In 1908, they moved to Aubonne. By 1911, he had built a cottage there, where he lived until his death. He soon abandoned Orientalism and turned to landscapes, spending much of his time in the mountains; primarily near Aigle, although he also visited Valais, Nendaz, Haute-Nendaz and Verbier. His paintings from this period owe much to the influence of Giovanni Segantini. During the years 1908 to 1912, he became attracted to Fauvism and began applying non-natural colors to his landscapes. In 1910, following genealogical research, he began spelling his name "Hermanjat", rather…
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Sources Langer, Laurent; Bron-Pache, Rosemonde; Rossellat, Daniel; Givel, Jean-Claude; Jaunin, Françoise; Peltre, Christine; Lieber, Vincent; Beltinger, Karoline; Wittwer, Hans-Peter; Beltinger, Carinne; Jean-Petit-Matile, Maurice (2012). Abraham Hermanjat 1862-1932: De l'Orient au Léman (cat. exp., Nyon, Musée historique et des porcelaines, château de Nyon et Musée du Léman. Nyon, Fondation Abraham Hermanjat). Berne: Benteli. ISBN 978-3716517215.
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More works by Hermanjat at ArtNet Maurice Jean-Petit-Matile. "Hermanjat, Jacques-Elie-Abraham (Abram)" (in French). Institut suisse pour l'étude de l'art (SIK-ISEA). Charles Chinet, Interview parlant notamment d’Abraham Hermanjat