John Genin (1830-1895)
c. 1880
oil on canvas
| Leona Queyrouzel Barel John Genin (1830-1895) c. 1880 oil on canvas |
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| Born in Lyon, France, John
Genin first visited Louisiana in 1860. As did many
artists working in New Orleans, including Everett Julio
and Adolph Rinck, Genin studied in Paris with celebrated
portraitist Leon Bonnat. Primarily known for his
portraits, Genin also enjoyed a reputation as a
landscape, genre, and historical painter. A resident of
New Orleans, he maintained close ties with France,
returning often and exhibiting there in 1878. In the
Crescent City his work were shown and sold through
Laurent Uter’s gallery on Royal Street. A native of New Orleans, Leona Queyrouzel Barel was an author, poet and musician who wrote under the nom de plume of Constance Beauvais. In The Idyle, she reminiscenced about famous Louisiana writer Lafcadio Hearn. Genin portrayed her as a formidable woman surrounded by books in a study. The Louisiana State Museum has over twenty Genin portraits, many acquired from family members as well as from art collector Dr. Isaac Monroe Cline. By the
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