Adolphe-Louis Castex-Degrange
(1840 -1918)
Castex-Dégrange was born at Marseilles on 23 May 1840.
In 1853, he went to Lyon where he entered the Academy of Fine Arts as a pupil of Vibert and then Reignier and studied in the Classe de Fleur.
Castex-Dégrange was initially a designer of fabrics and made his debut at the Salon de Lyon in 1867 with a gouache still life.
From 1870 Castex-Dégrange exhibited still lives at the Paris Salon . In 1874, Castex-Dégrange settled in Paris and for three years painted and designed for ceramics but in 1884 returned to Lyon where he succeeded Reignier as a Professeur at the Academy of Fine Art. Castex-Dégrange directed the Classe de Fleurs and Fabric Design until his death in 1918.
Noted Works:
Buisson de Roses trémières Lyon Salon 1872
Buisson de Roses Lyon and Paris Salon 1876
L'eventaire de la bouquetiere Paris Salon 1877
Avant la marché Paris Salon
Museums:
Lyon
Prefecture du Rhone