Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) – Biography

Marc Chagall, whose real name was Moyshe Segal, was born on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk, Belarus. The eldest of nine siblings, he grew up in a Jewish family steeped in religious culture. He attended the traditional Jewish elementary school in Vitebsk, before moving on to...

Fernand Léger (1881 – 1955) – Biography

Fernand Léger (1881-1951) Fernand Léger is one of the great figures of modern art in the first half of the 20th century. His work is highly personal, immediately identifiable and firmly rooted in his era. His family intended him to become an architect. In 1900, he...

Jean Lurçat (1892 – 1966) – Biography

JEAN LURÇAT (1892-1966)   A native of the Vosges region, Jean Lurçat studied under Victor Prouvé at the École Nancy, founded in 1901 by Émile Gallé, who advocated the meeting of art and industry, art and decoration. He moved to Paris in 1912, at the height of the...

Joan Miró (1893 – 1983) – Biography

Joan Miró (1893-1983)   “What I’m looking for is an immobile movement, something equivalent to what we call the eloquence of silence or what Jean-de-la-Croix referred to with the words, I believe, of mute music.”[1]. Catalan artist Joan Miró was...

Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) – Biography

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Unquestionably the most famous Spanish artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga on October 25, 1881. From childhood, he was surrounded by the arts. His father, don José, was a drawing teacher and curator of the...

Jean Leyris (1939-) – Biography

Jean Leyris (1939-)   Jean Leyris was born in England on June 24, 1939 to a French father, Pierre Leyris, an eminent translator of Anglo-Saxon and American literature, and an English mother, Elizabeth, known as Betty, a multi-talented artist (draughtswoman,...
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