Born 2nd October 1867 in Choisy-le-Roi he died in 1945.
Chretien was a renown painter of Genre scenes and still lifes.
A pupil of Leon Bonnat, Gustave Boulanger and Elie Delaunay, Chretien made his Paris Salon debut at the very young age of 20 (1887), winning a jury commendation in 1889, a third-class medal in 1894, a second-class medal in 1895, and a silver medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900.
He exhibited in Brussels in 1910, and was still showing works at the Salon des Artistes Francais in 1940.
Museums and Galleries
Amiens: Two Old Bottles
La Rochelle: Still-Life
Liege: A Simple Meal
Mulhouse: A Little girl Reading
Niort: President Briault
Rheims: At Church
