Charles-Edouard Le Prince
Charles-Edouard Le Prince (Baron de Crespy) Julien Bonaventure de Coubertin, 1823 Drawing in Indian Ink and Charcoal (13x16cm) Collection: Yvan de Navacelle de CoubertinThe first artist known to us in the de Coubertin family was Julien Bonaventure de … [read more - lire la suite]
Charles de Coubertin
Charles, the father of Pierre de Coubertin, was born in 1822 and died in 1908 in Paris. He was a well-respected genre and church painter, who became known primarily for his large murals in churches and public buildings. In 1848/49, he visited North … [read more - lire la suite]
Pierre de Coubertin
Pierre inherited the talents of the artistic de Coubertin family, which he combined with his philosophic and educational abilities. More than 20 sketches are known from his early days and, occasionally, from a later period until about 1910, which … [read more - lire la suite]
Marie-Marcelle de Coubertin
Most of the pictures by Pierre de Coubertin’ s niece, the daughter of his brother Paul, were painted in the Chateau de Coubertin, where she lived. A building in the background can be recognised, which was already used as a studio by Charles de … [read more - lire la suite]
The Olympic Movement and Olympism
In 1894, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in Paris on Pierre de Coubertin’s initiative. Apart from awarding the Olympic Games, Its task to this day is the promotion of the Olympic Movement, particularly of the associated ideal, so-called … [read more - lire la suite]
Olympic Art Competitions
In accordance with his wish to integrate art and culture into the Olympic Movement, Pierre de Coubertin organised an Olympic Arts Congress in Paris in 1906, even without the support of most of his IOC colleagues who had no access. Furthermore, in 1912, he … [read more - lire la suite]
