Paul Cornoyer
- BORN
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August 15, 1864
Saint Louis, Missouri
- DIED
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June 17, 1923
East Gloucester, Massachusetts
- EDUCATION
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Académie Julian
Paris, FranceSt. Louis School of Fine Arts, Washington University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Paul Cornoyer was an American Impressionist artist and native of St. Louis who was active in Missouri in the late 19th century. He is known for his cityscapes that capture the atmospheric effects of rain and snow.
Cornoyer was born on August 15, 1864, in St. Louis. He began his studies in art at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts in the 1880s, when he was seventeen. During his time there, Cornoyer worked as a cartoonist for the _Saint Louis Republic _newspaper. He began to exhibit his work in St. Louis in 1887, and then studied in Paris from 1889 to 1894. In Paris his teachers included Jules Lefevre, Benjamin Constant and Louis Blanc.
Cornoyer returned to St. Louis in 1894, during the height of the American Impressionist movement. At the St. Louis Association of Painters and Sculptors exhibition in 1895, he won the gold medal. Around this time, Cornoyer was commissioned to paint a mural for the staircase of the Planter’s Hotel in St. Louis, for which he was paid $1,000. The mural, titled Birth of St. Louis, is a scene from the founding of the city in 1764.
In 1896 to 1897, Cornoyer exhibited a painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Exhibition. This painting caught the attention and appreciation of William Merritt Chase, an early adopter of the Impressionist style in the United States, who encouraged Cornoyer to move to New York. Taking this advice to heart, Cornoyer relocated to New York in 1898, where he taught at the Mechanics Institute and continued to exhibit his work.
Cornoyer belonged to many artist organizations in his lifetime. He became a member of the Salmagundi Club in New York City in 1902 and won the club’s Inness prize in 1906. In 1909, Cornoyer was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design. He was also a member of the Allied Artists Association, the National Arts Club, the Newark Art Association, and helped found the North Shore Art Association in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1916 to 1917. Cornoyer lived, painted and taught in East Gloucester until 1923, the year of his death.
Paris Salon
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American Artist Association Exhibition, Paris
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St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition
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Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
Organized by Chicago Art Institute
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Noonan-Kocian Gallery Exhibition
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Salmagundi Club Exhibition
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Organized by Salmagundi Club
Salmagundi Club Exhibition
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Organized by Salmagundi Club
City Art Museum Exhibition
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Corcoran Gallery Exhibition
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Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Boston Art Club Exhibition
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Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
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Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Salmagundi Club Exhibition
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Organized by Salmagundi Club
Corcoran Gallery Exhibition
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Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
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Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Albright Art Gallery Exhibition
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Organized by Albright Art Gallery
Corcoran Gallery Exhibition
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Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Boston Art Club Exhibition
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Organized by Boston Art Club
Missouri Society of New York Exhibition
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Organized by Missouri Society of New York
Noonan-Kocian Gallery Exhibition
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Organized by Noonan-Kocian Gallery
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
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Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
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Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
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Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
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Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Philadelphia Art Club Exhibition
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Noonan-Kocian Gallery Exhibition
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St. Louis Artists' Guild Exhibition
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St. Louis Artists' Guild Heritage Exhibition
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Organized by St. Louis Artists' Guild
Award, American Artist Association Exhibition, Paris
Award, St. Louis Association of Painters and Sculptors Exhibition
Award, Salmagundi Club Exhibition
Award, Salmagundi Club Exhibition
Award, Salmagundi Club Exhibition
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Paris Salon
Organized by Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
Organized by Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
American Artist Association Exhibition, Paris
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Organized by American Artist Association
St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition
Organized by St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts
Organized by St. Louis Museum of Fine Arts
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
Organized by Chicago Art Institute
Organized by Chicago Art Institute
Noonan-Kocian Gallery Exhibition
Organized by Noonan-Kocian Gallery
Organized by Noonan-Kocian Gallery
Salmagundi Club Exhibition
Organized by Salmagundi Club
Organized by Salmagundi Club
Salmagundi Club Exhibition
Organized by Salmagundi Club
Organized by Salmagundi Club
City Art Museum Exhibition
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Organized by City Art Museum
Corcoran Gallery Exhibition
Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Boston Art Club Exhibition
Organized by Boston Art Club
Organized by Boston Art Club
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Salmagundi Club Exhibition
Organized by Salmagundi Club
Organized by Salmagundi Club
Corcoran Gallery Exhibition
Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Albright Art Gallery Exhibition
Organized by Albright Art Gallery
Organized by Albright Art Gallery
Corcoran Gallery Exhibition
Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Organized by Corcoran Gallery of Art
Boston Art Club Exhibition
Organized by Boston Art Club
Organized by Boston Art Club
Missouri Society of New York Exhibition
Organized by Missouri Society of New York
Organized by Missouri Society of New York
Noonan-Kocian Gallery Exhibition
Organized by Noonan-Kocian Gallery
Organized by Noonan-Kocian Gallery
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Organized by Art Institute of Chicago
Philadelphia Art Club Exhibition
Organized by Philadelphia Art Club
Organized by Philadelphia Art Club
Noonan-Kocian Gallery Exhibition
Organized by Noonan-Kocian Gallery
Organized by Noonan-Kocian Gallery
St. Louis Artists' Guild Exhibition
Organized by St. Louis Artists' Guild
Organized by St. Louis Artists' Guild
St. Louis Artists' Guild Heritage Exhibition
Organized by St. Louis Artists' Guild
Organized by St. Louis Artists' Guild
Award, American Artist Association Exhibition, Paris
Award, St. Louis Association of Painters and Sculptors Exhibition
Award, Salmagundi Club Exhibition
Award, Salmagundi Club Exhibition
Award, Salmagundi Club Exhibition
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Paul Cornoyer: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bibliography
Select Sources
Lois Marie Fink, American Art at the Nineteenth-Century Paris Salons (Washington, DC: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990), 332.
Marie Louise Kane, “American Impressionist Paintings,” The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin, XVII, no. 2 (1984): 16-17.
Thomas McCormick and Melissa Williams, Missouri Artists (Columbia: Thomas McCormick and Melissa Williams, 1984), 12.
Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences. Paul Cornoyer: American Impressionist (Peoria: Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, 1973).
“Memorial Exhibition of Oil by St. Louis Artists at Kocian’s,” St. Louis Art World: Magazine of Culture, II, no. 2, (October 1932), 5.
“Paul Cornoyer, Artist, Former St. Louisan, Dies,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, June 18, 1923, 13.
“Art News and Notes of Artists,” The St. Louis Star and Times, December 10, 1922, 32.
Lucile Erskine, “Best Paintings of New York Are From Brush of a St. Louisan: Paul Cornoyer Has Reflected the Brilliant, Nervous Life of the Metropolis, and She Has Richly Rewarded Her Faithful Portrayer,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 9, 1911, 43.
“Work of Missouri Artists in New York to be Shown,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, January 18, 1910, 13.
“Cornoyer’s Art Reception,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 15, 1898, 10.
“The Summer Man,” St Louis Post-Dispatch, June 23, 1897, 8.
“An American Impressionist: Striking Exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 16, 1896, 6.
“Art Exhibition,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 17, 1895, 12.
“Artists’ Sketch Club,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 24, 1895, 7.
“St. Louis Artists: They Are Taking Prominent Positions in French Schools,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 3, 1892, 26.
Core Reference Sources
William H. Gerdts, Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, 1710-1920 (New York: Abbeville Press, 1990).
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on October 2, 2023
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References
Artist clippings file is available at:
“Paul Cornoyer: Artist File,” Spencer Art Reference Library, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Bibliography
Select Sources
Lois Marie Fink, American Art at the Nineteenth-Century Paris Salons (Washington, DC: National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990), 332.
Marie Louise Kane, “American Impressionist Paintings,” The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin, XVII, no. 2 (1984): 16-17.
Thomas McCormick and Melissa Williams, Missouri Artists (Columbia: Thomas McCormick and Melissa Williams, 1984), 12.
Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences. Paul Cornoyer: American Impressionist (Peoria: Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, 1973).
“Memorial Exhibition of Oil by St. Louis Artists at Kocian’s,” St. Louis Art World: Magazine of Culture, II, no. 2, (October 1932), 5.
“Paul Cornoyer, Artist, Former St. Louisan, Dies,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, June 18, 1923, 13.
“Art News and Notes of Artists,” The St. Louis Star and Times, December 10, 1922, 32.
Lucile Erskine, “Best Paintings of New York Are From Brush of a St. Louisan: Paul Cornoyer Has Reflected the Brilliant, Nervous Life of the Metropolis, and She Has Richly Rewarded Her Faithful Portrayer,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 9, 1911, 43.
“Work of Missouri Artists in New York to be Shown,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, January 18, 1910, 13.
“Cornoyer’s Art Reception,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 15, 1898, 10.
“The Summer Man,” St Louis Post-Dispatch, June 23, 1897, 8.
“An American Impressionist: Striking Exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 16, 1896, 6.
“Art Exhibition,” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 17, 1895, 12.
“Artists’ Sketch Club,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 24, 1895, 7.
“St. Louis Artists: They Are Taking Prominent Positions in French Schools,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 3, 1892, 26.
Core Reference Sources
William H. Gerdts, Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting, 1710-1920 (New York: Abbeville Press, 1990).
Anita Jacobsen, Jacobsen's Biographical Index of American Artists (Carrollton: A.J. Publications, 2002).
Peter H. Falk, et. al, Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999).
askART (database), askART, https://www.askart.com/.
Contributors
Roberta Wagener, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Artist Record Published
Published on October 2, 2023
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