Franck Cinot (1851-1890) - The Cuirassiers

Franck Cinot (1851-1890)
The Cuirassiers
Oil on canvas signed lower right
50x65cm
(76x86cm framed)
Original gilded wood frame
Very good state

Franck CINOT (1851-1890)

& his masters

Alexandre René Véron (1826-1897), Alexandre Bouché (1838-1911),
Amédée Servin (1829-1884)
February 1 to 4, 2024

With an exceptional collection of twelve unpublished works, the Crécy gallery pays tribute, for the first time, to Franck Cinot (1851-1890).

Born in Saint Martin les Voulangis on June 24, 1851, died in Crécy en Brie on February 18, 1890 where he rests in the family vault. He was one of the major painters of the Morin valley; the only native of Crécy. Died at the age of 39, we know of no more than 54 works listed in private or public collections including “the green path in Villiers” & “The big rock in Serbonne” kept in the collections of the Crécy town hall.

On the occasion of this exhibition we will also present major works by his masters, Alexandre René Véron (1826-1897), Alexandre Bouché (1838-1911) from the Luzancy group, and Amédée Servin (1829-1884) from Villiers on Morin, from whom he learned to paint.

Franck Cinot comes from a family of notable Briards. His grandfather was deputy mayor of Crécy (1840-1844), then mayor (1845-1949). His father, Amynthe Cinot (1822-1898) was a sculptor and designer. He was also a member of the Seine et Marne archeology society, a renowned collector and numismatist. Franck Cinot's two grandfathers: Charles François Cinot, and François Sylvain Simon, are both knights of the Legion of Honor.

Frank Cinot debuted at the 1874 salon with the painting called “sin of envy”. Until 1889 he exhibited landscapes, genre paintings, military subjects and seascapes, most of which were favorably appreciated by critics. He died in Crécy en Brie in his thirty-ninth year at the height of his talent. His wife Jeanne Alexandrine Emilia Barbeau d'Hauteclerc survives him. Although he died at a young age, he had nevertheless already acquired a certain notoriety as well as recognition by his peers during his lifetime so that "the chronicle of the arts and curiosity" March 8, 1890 and "the almanac of Seine-et-Marne » 1891 signals his death. We also find a notice about him in the “historical notice on Voulangis” by Th. Lhuillier, Meaux, 1931.

He is part of the circle of painters of the Vallée du Morin of which Amédée Servin was the initiator. These painters mainly frequented Voulangis, La Chapelle sur Crecy, Crecy en Brie and Villiers sur Morin as well as the small surrounding hamlets.