Philippe Burty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philippe Burty

French artist and writer

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1830

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1890

Profession: writer, artist, journalist, art critic, art collector

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Philippe Burty (6 February 1830 – 3 June 1890) was a French art critic.
He contributed to the popularization of Japonism and the revival of etching, supported the Impressionsts, and published the letters of Eugène Delacroix. Burty was born in Paris in 1830.
He was best known for his art criticism, and was also an informed art collector, artist, and lithographer.
He contributed to the art magazine Gazette des Beaux-Arts since its foundation in 1859, in which he chronicled the arts and other curiosities and shared his tastes in prints and etchings. Burty coined the term "Japonism" in 1872 to describe the vogue in Japanese art then current in Europe.Burty died in Astaffort in Lot-et-Garonne in 1890.
He was the grandfather of the photographer Paul Haviland and the painter Frank Burty Haviland.



Alternative names	Etienne Carjat; Etiénne Carjat
Description	French journalist, caricaturist and photographer
Date of birth/death	28 March 1828	16 May 1906
Location of birth/death	Fareins	10th arrondissement of Paris
Authority control	: Q2442116 VIAF: 14906582 ISNI: 0000 0000 6651 1955 ULAN: 500026574 LCCN: n82104867 NLA: 36515756 WorldCat