D'HAUTERIVES Arnaud

Prix de Rome, Painter of the Navy and perpetual secretary of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Arnaud d'Hauterives (1933-2018) was a great advocate of figurative painting. Discover the selection above.

Arnaud d'Hauterives, Marine Painter and Academician

Arnaud d'Hauterives was a French painter and engraver born on February 26, 1933, in Braine, Aisne, and passed away on January 4, 2018, in Parmain. A Prix de Rome laureate, Official Painter of the Navy, and Permanent Secretary of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, he led an exceptional career dedicated to figurative painting.

Education and Prix de Rome

After attending the École des Beaux-Arts in Reims, he entered the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1955, studying in the workshops of Raymond Legueult for painting and Édouard Goerg for engraving. He won the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1957, spending four years at the Villa Medici, where he befriended Balthus, and later stayed from 1964 to 1966 at the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid.

The Sea and the Academy

The sea, discovered through his travels, holds a significant place in his work, and he was appointed Marine Painter in 1981. Elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1984, to the seat of Jean Souverbie, he became Permanent Secretary in 1996 and worked on creating a photography section. He was also appointed curator of the Marmottan Museum in 1986.

Arnaud d'Hauterives' Works at Galerie 125

Galerie 125 presents above lithographs by Arnaud d'Hauterives, "Femme" and "Regard" (1971), available from 30 euros, an original drawing "Femme," and a poster of his exhibition at Galerie l'Orangerie in Nantes (1976). All these works can be acquired online in just a few clicks, with the guarantee of a certificate issued by the gallery.

Other Marine Painters featured at the gallery: Roger Chapelain-Midy and Paul Ambille.