Henri Dobler
Born1863
Died1941
NationalitySwiss
Occupation(s)Art collector
Painter
Poet
Art critic

Henri Dobler (1863–1941) was a Swiss art collector, painter, poet and art critic. He is best known for refurbishing the Pavillon Vendôme in Aix-en-Provence, France, from 1906 to 1914.

Biography

Early life

Henri Dobler was born in 1863 in Switzerland. His parents sold silk and textiles in Marseille.[1]

Adult life

He started his career in the French Army.[1] In 1895, he gave up on his military ambitions and focused on art.[1] He started collecting art, wrote a poetry book, and started painting.[1] His paintings dealt with mythology and romanticism.[1] However, it is thought that his paintings were not very successful because of a personal and vocal rift he had with Paul Cézanne, whose work he called "dirty paintings" and "the biggest scam of the century".[1]

In 1906, he purchased the Pavillon Vendôme in Aix-en-Provence and refurbished it until 1914.[1][2][3][4][5] He also took pains to add furniture specifically from Provence to the house.[1] Meanwhile, he also wrote books about the history of architecture in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.[6]

Hubert de Courcy painted his portrait.[1]

Death

He died in 1941.

Bibliography

  • La Petite Sirène (1899)
  • La maison de rêve (1900)
  • Les Vestiges des architectures et des arts décoratifs provençaux aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles à Aix-en-Provence (1910)
  • Les Vestiges des architectures et des arts décoratifs provençaux aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles à Marseille (1913)
  • Six mois de journalisme indépendant en province (1922)
  • Le cadre de la vie mondaine à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: Boudoirs et jardins (1928)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Le Pavillon Vendôme rend justice à Henri Dobler, La Provence, September 02, 2012
  2. ↑ Emmanuelle Gall, Henri Dobler - La maison de rêve, Télérama
  3. ↑ Maurice Pezet, La Provence et l'amour, Fernand Lanore, 1984, p. 121
  4. ↑ Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique Auzias, Olivia Ferrandino, Olivier Gressot, Aix-en-Provence, Le Petit Futé, p. 45
  5. ↑ Philippe Réjany, Aix-en-Provence rend hommage à son bienfaiteur Henri Dobler , France Télévisions, 18/07/2012
  6. ↑ Nathalie Ferrand, Locus in Fabula: La Topique de L'espace Dans Les Fictions Françaises D'Ancien Régime, Peeters Publishers, 2004, p. 614
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