Joseph Apoux

{{Short description|French painter (1846–1910)}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2022}}

[[File:Nineteenth-century_erotic_alphabet_F.jpg|thumb|"F", ''Pornographic Alphabet'', {{Circa|1880}}|237x237px]] [[File:Nineteenth-century erotic alphabet W.jpg|thumb|154x154px|"W", ''ibid.'', {{Circa|1880}}]] '''Joseph Zacharie Jacques Apoux''' (5 November 1846, Le Blanc<ref>{{Cite web|last=texte|first=Académie du Centre Auteur du|date=1886-06-15|title=Revue du Centre : littérature, histoire, archéologie, sciences, statistique et beaux-arts|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k57427922|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Gallica|language=EN}}</ref> – 11 November 1910, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) was a French painter, illustrator and engraver of the late 19th century associated with the Decadent movement.

== Biography == Joseph Apoux studied painting and drawing under Jean-Léon Gérôme.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Collections Online {{!}} British Museum|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG17522|access-date=2021-12-07|website=www.britishmuseum.org}}</ref> He then specialized in aquatint and drypoint engraving.<ref>"Apoux (Joseph-Jacques-Zacharie)", ''Revue du Centre,'' 15 June 1889, p. 239.</ref> He exhibited in salons from 1880 and participated in the international exhibition ''Blanc et Noir'' ('Black and White') in 1886.

Apoux produced numerous series of erotic engravings and prints, including ''Pornographic Alphabet'' ({{Circa|1880}}), ''Fantastic Reveries'', and ''Etching Caprices'' ({{Circa|1890}}). His work was published by the L. Joly publishing house (Quai Saint-Michel)<ref>{{Cite web|title='Les Crêpes', an amusing Belle Époque French erotic etching by Joseph Apoux.|url=https://markhillpublishing.com/products/les-crepes-an-amusing-belle-epoque-french-erotic-etching-by-joseph-apoux/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Mark Hill {{!}} Antiques & Collectables Expert {{!}} Author & Publisher|language=en-GB}}</ref> and the print merchant René Pincebourde (Rue de Verneuil) between 1880 and 1900.

Apoux lived his whole working life in Paris and married his first cousin Clarisse Camus, who bore him three children: Clarisse, who became a milliner and dressmaker, Marie, and Henri.

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== Bibliography ==

* Oliver, Valerie Cassel, ed. (2011). [https://doi.org/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00006251 "Apoux, Joseph"]. In ''Benezit Dictionary of Artists''. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. * Spiller, Monika (2021). [https://www-degruyter-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/database/AKL/entry/_10022867/html "Apoux, Joseph"]. In Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; and Tegethoff, Wolf (eds.). ''Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - Internationale Künstlerdatenbank''. De Gruyter. * [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k57427922/f3.image.r=JOSEPH%20APOUX.langFR "Apoux (Joseph-Jacques-Zacharie)"], ''Revue du Centre: littérature, histoire, archéologie, sciences, statistique et beaux-arts'', 15 June 1886. *"Apoux (Joseph)", [https://books.google.com/books?id=oQMrAAAAYAAJ ''Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française depuis l'origine des arts du dessin jusqu'à nos jours''] (Paris, 1887) * [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG17522 "Joseph Apoux"], ''The British Museum'' ''Online''. Retrieved 2 December 2021. * [https://markhillpublishing.com/products/les-crepes-an-amusing-belle-epoque-french-erotic-etching-by-joseph-apoux/ "'Les Crêpes', an amusing Belle Époque French erotic etching by Joseph Apoux"], ''MarkHill: Antiques and Modern Design.'' Retrieved 2 December 2021.

== External links == *{{Commons-inline}} *[https://honesterotica.com/illustrator/joseph-apoux "Joseph Apoux"], [https://honesterotica.com/portfolios/1064 "Alphabet pornographique"]. ''HonestErotica.com.''

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