{"title":"Ranson, Paul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul-Élie Ranson (1861-1909)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a French painter and writer associated with Les Nabis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was born in Limoges. His mother died in childbirth, so he was raised and educated by his grandparents and his father, Louis Casimir Ranson, a politician who served two terms as Mayor of Limoges. He received his first drawing lessons from his grandfather, Jean-Jacques Maquart, and was enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts Appliqués à l'Industrie in 1877.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1884, he married his first cousin, Marie-France Rousseau, and studied for a time at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs before transferring to the Académie Julian, where he studied with Tony Robert-Fleury from 1886 to 1891. In 1888, he became one of the five founding members of \"Les Nabis\", a group that played a large role in the transition from Impressionism to the various styles of Modern art. His fellow founders were Paul Sérusier, Henri-Gabriel Ibels, Pierre Bonnard, and Maurice Denis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1891, he participated in the Symbolist performances at the Théâtre d'Art, where the poet, Paul Fort, was organizing shows to benefit his fellow poet Paul Verlaine and Paul Gauguin. In 1892, he directed a performance of Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry at the Théâtre des Pantins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also participated in group exhibitions organised by Le Barc de Boutteville, held from 1891 to 1895, as well as at the Salon des indépendants and the Salon de la Libre Esthétique in Brussels after 1894. That same year, he was able to indulge his lifelong interest in puppetry by opening a theatre with puppets made by Georges Lacombe. He encountered some difficulties not long after, however, when the death of his stepfather, Charles Rousseau, forced him and Marie to support their own apartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanson's interest in Theosophy, magic and occultism came to set him apart from his fellow Nabis. In 1898, Marie's pregnancy brought more difficulties, as he resented losing his favorite model and frequent collaborator to the duties of motherhood. After 1899, his health began to deteriorate and his paintings changed, coming to focus on mythology, witchcraft and anti-clerical subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1908, seeing him faced with serious physical and financial problems, his friends in Les Nabis created the Académie Ranson, and entrusted him with its management. Marie took over after his death and it survived, in various forms, until 1955.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanson died of typhoid fever in 1909 in Paris and was buried in Limoges.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"symbolism-collection-65-images","title":"Symbolism Collection - 65 Images","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-huuid=\"9520384098078493096\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSymbolism in art involves using images, objects, or figures to represent abstract ideas, emotions, or concepts beyond their literal meaning. It's a way for artists to convey deeper, often personal meanings or communicate universal truths through evocative imagery and metaphorical language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lovely collection features 65 high-res symbolist pictures by both well-known and lesser-known artists. 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