{"Id":572,"Name":"Jean-Eugene Buland","Biography":"Buland was a native of Paris who studied at the \u0026#201;cole Nationale Sup\u0026#233;rieure des Beaux-arts under Alexandre Cabanel, benefiting from instruction at one of France\u0027s most renowned art schools. He abandoned early forays into Symbolism for \u0022genre painting\u0022 instead, focusing on capturing scenes from everyday life around him in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003EJean Eugene Buland\u0027s \u0022Le Tripot\u0022, featured below, is an excellent example of the transition that saw him move away from his early Symbolism work to a much more realistic portrayal of scenes from everyday life. \u0022Le Tripot\u0022 (translated as \u0022The Gambling Den\u0022 or \u0022The Dive\u0022) provides an unblinking look at gamblers from all walks of life huddled around a gambling table, with most only possessing a few chips or coins in front of them. Everyone seems equally resigned to an unhappy end in the smoke-filled room, with an almost palpable sense of surrender and melancholy pervading each and every person.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003EGenre painting can be realistic as well as romanticized or stylized; typical scenes include markets, domestic settings, rural outings, weddings, and street life. While many genre paintings share similar topics, the approach of the artist is often very different as far as how they interpret and emphasize certain aspects of the scene. Other well-known Buland works feature these very images as in \u0022Innocent Wedding\u0022, which is at the Mus\u0026#233;e des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne, France.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003EBuland was reasonably successful and well-received in his own time, receiving commissions from the Mus\u0026#233;e du Luxembourg and other museums. He also contributed several panels to the Science Fair at the City Hall of Paris and was selected to paint the ceiling of the Ch\u0026#226;teau-Thierry town hall.\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003EBy Samantha Schwartz\u003Cbr /\u003ECasino Top 10\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.casinotop10.net/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp://www.casinotop10.net/\u003C/a\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":true,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":true,"TotalArtworks":22}