Marcel Mouly
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| Marcel Mouly | |
| Birth name | Marcel Mouly |
| Born | 1918 Paris |
| Died | January 7, 2008 |
| Nationality | French |
| Field | Painting |
| Training | Picasso, Leger, Jacques Lipchitz |
| Movement | Fauvism |
| Awards | Chevalier de L'Orde des Arts et Lettres (1957) and Premier Prix de Lithographie (1973) |
Marcel Mouly (1918 – January 7, 2008) was a French artist. He was the last living person to study with Picasso and a protégé of Fernand Leger. He was considered one of the greatest contemporary artists of the century.
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[edit] Early life
Mouly was born in Paris in 1918. He did not start out as an artist. He was a beach vendor, dental technician, and cellar man before pursuing a career of painting. In 1942, Mouly was arrested by the Germans for being mistaken as a spy. He was placed in solitary confinement for one year. It was through this confinement that he decided to pursue art. In 1943, he made friends with Pignon and was given his first exhibition of two paintings at the Salon d'Automne in Paris. He befriended Jacques Lipchitz, a great sculptor, and was influenced by his work on cubism. Often used lithographs as medium.
[edit] Career
His career took shape after the exhibit and Mouly grew of more importance. He met and was taught by many famous artists such as Fernand Leger. He is influenced by Braque, Matisse, and Picasso the most. Matisse influenced Mouly in the Fauvist use of color that is apparent in all Mouly's paintings. 1935, after studying painting at the French Academies, Marcel began to display his work publicly. His first public one person show was in 1949 at the Libraire Bergamasque in Paris.
[edit] Style
Mouly uses bright unauthentic colors to create a painting that is calm and soothing to the eye. He uses strong confident strokes in a semi abstract style. His style is unique and easily recognizable. Mouly's background composition is derived from analytic and synthetic cubism.
[edit] Fame and honors
Mouly's work is exhibited in museums such as the Musee Nationale d'art Modern in the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, Musee de Geneve in Switzerland, the SFMOMA in San Francisco, and numerous other museums, more than 20 around the world. He received two of France's highest art awards: the Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1957 and the Premier Prix de Lithographie in 1973. In the art world, he is relatively new and his works are worth in the thousands range. Marcel Mouly was considered one of the best contemporary artists in the century.
[edit] Gallery
[edit] Recent exhibitions
- 1996 - Musee de Changhai, China
- 1997 - Kwai Fung Hip Gallery, Hong Kong
- 1997 - Park West Gallery, Michigan
- 1997 - Le Domaine Perdu Galerie Meyral Perigerd with his son Pierre, a sculpto
- 1998 - Philipps Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
- 1999 - Opera Gallery, Paris
- 1999 - University Museum, Carbondale, Illinois with Pierre Mouly
- 1999 - Galerie Nolan Ranking, Houston, Texas with Pierre Mouly
- 2000 - Galerie du Chateau, Noirmoutier, France
- 2000 - Park West Gallery, Michigan
[edit] See also
- French Artists
- abstract art
- Fernand Leger
- Jacques Lipchitz
- Pablo Picasso
- Henri Matisse
- Fauvism
- Cubism
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