François-Claudius Compte-Calix
French genre painter and portraitist
François-Claudius Compte-Calix, a French painter of genre subjects and portraits, was born at Lyons in 1813. He studied in the fine art school of his native city, and in the studio of J. C. Bonnefond, and first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1840. His 'Vieil Ami,' painted in 1863, was in the International Exhibition at Paris in 1867. He died at Chazay d'Azergues near Lyons in 1880.
Artworks by this artist (6 total)
- Decorative study of a play 1830[-]80
- Half-Length Figure of a Woman with Outstretched Arms
- Study of a standing woman with a sitting man; study of a resting artist 1830[-]80
- Standing Figure of a Robed Man
- Study of a standing man knocking; sketch of a sitting man 1830[-]80
- Three-Quarter View of a Standing Male Robed Figure