The Birth Of Venus By Constantin Font

An oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
The birth of Venus
Sketch for the painting exhibited
by the artist at the Salon de Artistes Français in 1928
by Constantin FONT

Constantin FONT,
Born January 11, 1890 in Auch (Gers). Died in January 1954 in Paris,
French artist,
painter of genre, nudes, landscapes, orientalist, sculptor and engraver.
Student of Fernand Cormon.,
Obtains a mention in 1910 at the Salon, a silver medal in 1921, year of his Prix de Rome.
The same year he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français "Le Cimetière d'El Kettar".
Since then, he appears with honor in the manifestations of this Society, where he was awarded the gold medal in 1922. Grand Prix of Athens. Member of the Academy of Fine Arts of Toulouse.
Member of the institute in 1926. Grand Prize at the International Exhibition of 1937. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1935.