JEAN MAXIME CLAUDE PAINTINGS FOR SALE & BIOGRAPHY
JEAN MAXIME CLAUDE
French, 1824-1904
BIOGRAPHY
Jean Maxime Claude was born in Paris and began his studies with Pierre Victor Galland. He first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1861 and was awarded medals at the Salons of 1866, 1869 and 1872. The artist’s principal subjects included hunting, racing and riding; along with landscapes and marines. Although he moved to England from Paris at an unknown date, he continued to send works to exhibit in Paris. Seven paintings by Claude were included in the Exposition Universelle in 1900. He was appointed a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur.
Museum Collections:
Musée Condé, Chantilly
Musée Magnin, Dijon
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Saint-Denis
National Museum, Stockholm
National Trust, Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire