Celebrity Signatures
Signature of Raphaël Collin

Raphaël Collin

French painter (1850-1916)

† 1916 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Musée d'Orsay, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 12 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Musée d'Orsay · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Philadelphia Museum of Art
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Raphaël Collin was born on June 18, 1850 in Rue Louise-Émilie-de-La-Tour-d'Auvergne and died on October 19, 1916 in Brionne, aged 66. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: France. Associated movements: Symbolism, Naturalism, en plein air and academic art. Fields of work: painting. Notable works include “Floréal”. Educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Honours include Officer of the Legion of Honour, Higher Council for Fine Arts, Institut français, Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class and Knight of the Legion of Honour. Member of Académie des beaux-arts.

At a glance
Born
June 18, 1850 · Rue Louise-Émilie-de-La-Tour-d'Auvergne
Died
October 19, 1916 · Brionne
Age at death
66
Citizenship
France
Occupations
painter
Movements
Symbolism, Naturalism, en plein air, academic art
Notable works
Floréal
Education
Beaux-Arts de Paris
Honours
Officer of the Legion of Honour, Higher Council for Fine Arts, Institut français, Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Knight of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions
12 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Raphaël Collin's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1916 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q375814 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Raphaël Collin on Wikipedia.

Related signatures

See Raphaël Collin in the full gallery →

Design wallpaper with this signature →

← Browse all 7,210 signatures