Edmond de Palézieux
Born in 1850.
Died in 1924.
Edmond Henri Théodore de Palézieux, known as Falconnet (1850–1924), is presented in the sources as a marine painter whose work is renowned for its views of storms and depictions of sailors confronting the elements.
Trained in Geneva as a pupil of Barthélemy Menn, he subsequently continued his studies in Paris under Jean‑Paul Laurens and then Fernand Cormon. His practice is described as rooted in plein-air painting and aligned with a realist mode.
His passion for sailing, documented from adolescence—he was at the helm of a sailing boat in 1862—runs as a guiding thread through dramatic marine compositions featuring storms and sailors.
After a brief stay in Düsseldorf, he returned to work on the shores of Lake Geneva; then, in 1903, after separating from his wife, he settled permanently in Équihen‑Plage, near Boulogne‑sur‑Mer.
Among the dated works appearing in the sources is Tempête sur le lac Léman (1882), stated to have been given to the Musée cantonal des beaux‑arts de Lausanne. His work has received modern attention: an exhibition devoted to Edmond de Palézieux was organised in 2014 at the Musée du Léman, and a catalogue/publication was issued by the Association des Amis du peintre Edmond de Palézieux in 2012.
