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Portrait of Paul Ranson by Paul Sérusier

Paul Ranson (March 29, 1864 – February 20, 1909) was a French painter and writer.^[1]

Paul-Elie Ranson was born in Limoges and studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs there before moving to Paris and transferring to the Académie Julian in 1886. There he met Paul Sérusier in 1888. Subsequently, from 1890 he became a member and a creative leader of the Nabis group. They gathered at his studio in the Boulevarde du Montparnasse each Saturday. He was the one who introduced the Nabi language within the group.

In 1908, he created the Académie Ranson with his wife Marie-France, to teach the Nabi ideas and techniques. After his death in Paris in 1909, his wife continued to run the academy.

Three Beeches, 1905, Paul Ranson

Paul Ranson, Nabis Landscape (Paysage nabique), 1890, 89 x 115 cm, Private collection

Christ and Buddha, by Paul Ranson, 1880.

Paul Ranson, il bagno (loto), 1906 ca. 03

References

^ Benezit Dictionary of Artists

Frèches-Thory, Claire, & Perucchi-Petry, Ursula, ed.: Die Nabis: Propheten der Moderne, Kunsthaus Zürich & Grand Palais, Paris & Prestel, Munich 1993 ISBN 3-7913-1969-8 (German), (French)