Félix Thiollier

Félix Thiollier (1842-1914) was a French industrialist, writer, art collector and photographer. In 1857, he started a ribbon company in Saint Étienne. At age 37 he retired and pursued his interests in art, archeology and photography. His photography was influenced by the work of Camille Corot and he befriended Auguste Ravier, Paul Borel, Jean-Paul Laurens^[1][2] and François Guiguet.

Félix Thiollier (ca. 1900)

Biography

Félix Maurice Thiollier was born in Saint Étienne 28 June 1842, youngest son of Claude-Auguste Thiollier and Françoise-Emma Colard. 1870 he married Gabrielle Testenoire-Lafayette. They had five children.

Thiollier died 12 May 1914.^[3]

Gallery

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  Landscape with Ruin, c. 1870

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  Notre Dame de Paris, c. 1900

Notes and references

1. "Musée d'Orsay, Félix Thiollier". Retrieved 2012-04-04.
2. "Felix Thiollier: Turn-of-the-Century French Photographer Rediscovered". Retrieved 2012-04-04.
3. "Pages de données". Retrieved 2012-04-04.