Alexis Grimou | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait as a drinker (1724) | |
| Born | 24 May 1678 Argenteuil,[1] France |
| Died | May 1733 (aged 54–55) Paris, France |
Alexis Grimou, also Grimoult or Grimoux (1678–1733), was a French portrait painter.[2] He worked for an elite clientele and was called the French Rembrandt as he introduced the Northern European style of portrait painting in France.[3] Many of his intimate portraits at half-lengths were influential on the development of 18th-century portrait painting in France. Portrait painters such as Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Jean-Baptiste Greuze were influenced by his work.[4]
- ^ Alexis Grimou – Larousse.fr
- ^ Alexis Grimou at the RKD
- ^ Melissa Percival, Taste and Trade: The Drinking Portraits of Alexis Grimou (1678–1733) in The Art Bulletin Volume 101, 2019 - Issue 1, pp. 6-25
- ^ Corinne Maisant, Alexis Grimou, Grove Art online