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Constantin Guys, Ernest-Adolphe-Hyacinthe-Constantin, (December 3, 1802 – December 13, 1892) was a Dutch-born Crimean War correspondent, water color painter and illustrator for British and French newspapers. Guys was born in Vlissingen. Baudelaire called him the "painter of modern life," and wrote a long essay on Guys in which he extensively praised his works, under the pseudonym "Monsieur G".〔Baudelaire, Charles, ''Le Peintre de la vie moderne'', 1863.〕 Robert de Montesquiou wrote a review〔"Fragments sur Constantin Guys", ''Le Gaulois'', 18 April 1895.〕 of Guys that acknowledged Baudelaire's essay, compared Guys favorably to Whistler, and emphasized his portrayal of details of women's clothing, and horse carriages.〔Munhall, Edgar, ''Whistler and Montesquiou. The Butterfly and the Bat'', The Frick Collection/Flammarion, New York, 1995, p. 128.〕 His subjects were Second French Empire life. In the Dutch novel "Au pair" by W.F. Hermans, one of the main characters is fascinated by Constantin Guys. Guys died in Paris, aged 90. == Works == * ''Les Champs Élysées'', 1922, Pavillon de Marsan du musée du Louvre, ''L'Illustration'' n°4123, 10/06/1922. * ''Promenade en carosse'', 1863 ca., plume, encre, aquarel sur papier beige, 255 x 339 mm, Museo Cantonale d’Arte de Lugano〔(Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano: Constantin Ernest Adolphe Guys )〕 File:Constantin Guys - Man on Horseback - Google Art Project.jpg|Man on Horseback File:Constantin-Guys-rencontre-la-promenade.jpg|Meeting on the Promenade Constantin-Ernest-Adolphe-Hyacinthe Guys 001.jpg|The Loge at the Opera File:Constantin Guys - Young Spanish Girl - Google Art Project.jpg|Young Spanish Woman 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Constantin Guys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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