Talk:Paul Albert Laurens

Teacher at Académie Julian?
The article on Jean-Paul Laurens states that his son Paul Albert Laurens taught at the Académie Julian. Is this correct? If so, it should be mentioned here, and the category added. Verbcatcher (talk) 14:58, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Who was N. A. Laurens?
In my researches, such as they are, I've come across a number of nude artworks attributed to "N. A. Laurens" which match precisely the style and subject matter of Paul Laurens' "Les Baigneuses" and "Catching Waves" (i.e. pairs or groups of nude nymphs or sirens indulging in implicitly lesbian romps, in or beside the sea). See here and here. I have also come across a book engraving attributed to N. A. Laurens, apparently from a Paris Salon Catalogue Illustre, based on "Les Baigneuses" and entitled "Sous la vague". Unfortunately the reproductions on the linked pages above are small, but the figures appear to be based on the same models, and what can be discerned of the signature "N A LAURENS" appears identical in style to the signature "A LAURENS" seen on "Catching Waves" here.

So: was N. A.Laurens a thinly-disguised Paul-Albert Laurens, or a very good imitator/forger, or is there some other explanation for this curious similarity?Lee M (talk) 17:32, 20 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I believe I've now found the answer. The works identified as "N. A." are by Nicolas Auguste Laurens (1829-1908), and it seems that some of his works have been mistakenly attributed to Paul-Albert. Nicolas does not appear to have a Wikipedia article, although he does have a Category listing on Wikimedia Commons.


 * I have not yet been able to ascertain whether Nicolas was related to Jean-Paul and Paul-Albert Laurens, but it certainly seems that one or two Commons files under Paul-Albert's name should be relocated.Lee M (talk) 00:29, 28 April 2020 (UTC)