Jules Scalbert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jules Scalbert

French painter

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1851

Place of Birth: Douai, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1928

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jules Scalbert (1851–1928) was born in Douai, France in 1851.
He was a pupil of Isidore Pils and Henri Lehmann.
He depicted historical and genre scenes, allegorical subjects, figures, flowers, and worked in pastel technique.
The artist started exhibiting at Paris Salon in 1876, afterwards showed his works in Salon des Artistes Francais, of which he became a member in 1883.
Scalbert obtained an honorary award in 1889 as well as medals in 1891 and 1901.
His works achieve remarkable prices (as high as US$80,000) at international auctions.