Eric Pape
| Eric Pape | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Frederic L. Pape October 17, 1870 San Francisco, California |
| Died | November 7, 1938 (aged 68) New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Emil Carlsen, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Benjamin Constant |
| Known for | Painting, illustration, sculpture |
Frederic L. Pape (October 17, 1870 – November 7, 1938), known as Eric Pape, was an American painter, engraver, sculptor, and illustrator.
Pape was born in San Francisco, California, on October 17, 1870.
In his teens, Pape studied at the San Francisco School of Design under Emil Carlsen. He left the U.S. for Paris, France in 1888 where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts under Jean-Léon Gérôme and received private lessons with both Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Benjamin Constant at their private studios.
Pape traveled extensively while in Europe. In 1889, he lived for a year in northern Germany among peasants and created his first large Salon painting, "The Young Spinner of Zeven", which was exhibited the following year at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. "The Young Spinner of Zeven" was later awarded a medal at the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894.
Pape enjoyed a rapid rise to fame. In 1890 he traveled to Egypt where he lived and worked for two years. For nine months he lived beside the Great Pyramids and Sphinx, extensively studying and drawing the ancient monuments. Pape also traveled the Nile River and trekked into the Sahara Desert while living in Egypt. His works were exhibited in Paris, at the Exposition du Caire in Egypt, and the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago 1893 ("The Site of Ancient Memphis" and "The Great Sphinx by Moonlight").
Pape returned to the United States in 1894 and married Alice Monroe in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 16; they had one son, Moritz Pape. After Alice's death, he married Alice Byrne.
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