Clement Quinton

French (1851-1924)

Born in Paris in 1851, Quinton was a painter as well as an engraver, though he more known for his paintings of pastoral landscapes often including animals. He began showing his work in the Salon de Paris in 1879. In 1892, 1892, and 1907 he received medals and honorable mentions for his artwork. Quinton painted frequently in Limousin, a province in central France known for its Limousin Cattle Breed, as well as in the Pyrenees and occasionally in Brittany. Quinton’s paintings hang in several museums in France, in places such as Amiens and Le Puy-en-Velay. His paintings began selling during his lifetime, the first recorded being in 1918 in Paris for 270 Francs. The popularity of his paintings has remained consistent for the past century, with an increase within the past 30 years.