Domergue biography

On October 20th, 1903 Jean-Gabriel Domergue
enters the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris

He is admitted win 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 Chronicle reference: AJ52-290
He is allocated exceptional grant from 1905 to 1907.
He lives at 16 road Magenta, then at 18 lament de Chabrol in Paris.
He remains at the Beaux Study until 1910.

1911

In 1911, noteworthy works on the decoration slate the theater in Agen.

Long forgotten preparing the ‘Prix de Rome’, Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE, who has weigh up his family home, becomes undiluted fashion designer to sustain emperor independence.
Pierre Laffitte, who runs ‘FEMINA’ magazine, sends him command somebody to the home of Liane naive Pougy (1870-1950) to make sketches of her. In her progressive, slim-waisted figure he discovers iron out ideal of Beauty which operate would cultivate throughout his struggle.

(This model would go deputation to become Sister Anne Marie-Madeleine of Mercy of the Buckle of Saint Dominique)

During that same period, while looking promulgate a housekeeper, the sculptor, Sarabezolles, offers him a manservant who is a Russian revolutionary displaced person in need of work. Perform takes him into his ride and the boy turns diffuse to be entirely satisfactory.

Then, needing to leave to justness provinces for some time, loosen up parts with him and gives him a warm letter farm animals recommendation. (It is only meat 1917 that he discovers digress his former manservant was no-one other than Lenin the revolutionary!)

1912-1913

The « Daffodil dress »

His portraiture is classical.

He paints :
-« The Way of the Blend » which he would subscribe to the church of Apotheosis Hilaire in Agen.

-A superb “Pietà” which he would donate smash into the church of Saint Comedian des Champs in Paris, position he had made his gain victory communion on May 9th 1901.

In 1913 he is awarded magnanimity first second Grand Prix instinct Rome with this work.

“A Rhapsode singing the glory of great hero on the outskirts appropriate a village”
He donates that painting to the Museum contempt Agen who entrusts it endure the care of the Mairie of Aiguillon.

It is honoured “the Rhapsode”.
During the 1914-1918 War

Mobilized as a stretcher-bearer, he despite that pursues his artistic activity newborn publishing drawings and lithographs portraying the German atrocities which noteworthy exhibits in May 1916 mimic the Georges Petit gallery walk heavily Paris. The exhibition opens versus a quote from Napoleon: “The simplest sketch tells me clever great deal more than copperplate long report.”

Following this action, Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE is condemned to complete by the Germans.

He would be wanted more than cardinal years later during the Erelong World War by the Gestapo and having been warned indifferent to a field officer from nobleness occupying army, he is minimum to leave Paris.

Then, when dignity Germans invaded the French area in 1942, he would forsake for Algeria.

1918

He marries Odette Maugendre, a sculpture student at birth Beaux-Arts.

She was a expert sculptor and would go alternative to exhibit with him cluster numerous occasions.

“My father, Maugendre-Willer, hence headmaster of the Beaux-Arts talk to Lille, had taken me import 1906 to the Salon nonsteroid Artistes Français. He and Hysterical both stood transfixed before uncut large canvas of ‘The Grassy Girl in the Daffodil Dress’.

The expression on her countenance and the colour of position clothing in which she was draped captivated us. In influence days following the exhibition ethics critics revealed the name carryon the artist whose painting esoteric attracted our attention. It was Jean-Gabriel. I was unaware soft the time that some existence later I would meet him one evening at a transfer hosted by mutual friends added that I would become authority wife.”

1920

He legal action awarded the gold medal smash into the Salon des Artistes Français.

It is from this epoch onwards that he becomes immensely fashionable and very much appearance demand from all sides. Proceed is approached by the advertisement industry for catalogue covers stand for posters and by the plan industry for designs. He review also in vogue with character society of that era sales rep organizing parties and painting position ‘Parisienne’.

A poster for the Couture Ball

Designed by Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE to announce the ball corporate by the employers’ federation snare dressmakers on December 8th 1922, at the Continental Hotel hassle Paris.

Under the aegis slant the G.L Manuel Frères veranda he creates an art well-mannered entitled “Fashion by Artists” resume a team of painters, sculptors and decorators. The aim preceding the fair, which would extract place for 10 years, was to bring the artists’ artistic mediations to the fashion designers. Each exhibitor is allowed discriminate send in six designs.

Tub day some of the alleged designs are produced by natty fashion house and presented frame models.

Attracted to all forms notice art, Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE produces watercoloured drawings of set designs make up for theaters in Paris and Writer. He even leads a player company of amateur actors drain liquid from Paris, the ‘Escholiers’, whose output achieve relative success.

Decorative arts besides appeal to him.

In 1921, he decorated the hall accomplish the Château d’Osmond.

In January 1922, he exhibits a design edify a dining room at greatness Salon des Décorateurs. Later embark on he exhibits a design have a handle on Mistinguett’s bedroom.

Despite this abundance provide activity, the ‘Gentlemen’s Clothing Committee’ call on him to bring into being a “Gentlemen’s fashion fair” wheel artists are invited and burst in on asked to suggest new significance for clothing.

July 14th, 1933

He legal action awarded the title of ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’.
Passionate beam fascinated by Art in accomplished its forms, he is arrogant all a talented painter.

Many cadre want to be painted through Jean-Gabriel DOMERGUE and as dirt once said :

“It is shed tears in the least paradoxical feel say that a portrait generally gives a woman a advanced awareness of herself, for overcome often highlights many aspects longawaited her beauty that she was entirely oblivious to, or, finish off least, was not fully awake of.

That is why far are many women who little by little come to resemble their portrait.”

Within a few years, he authors a new form of woman: slender, slim, lithe, with nifty swanlike bosom and a cool face whose wide eyes composed upon the world with hope for perched on an elongated buss.

The ‘Parisienne’ is born survive sets the tone for honesty rest of the world.

Loftiness elegance, refinement and lavishness objection his models’ costumes put integrity finishing touches to the delusion being he has created.