Description: MARCEL GROMAIRE (1892-1971), was a French artist known for his somber paintings with often-nude or social realist figures. He painted in the expressionist style, producing works that distorted reality to express an inner vision. He lacked a formal arts education and beginning in 1910 received his training by visiting artists’ studios in Paris, France. He met the pupils of the famous artist Henri Matisse and was advised by the artist Henri Le Fauconnier. Before World War I Gromaire traveled to the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and England and was influenced by expressionism as well as by the Old Masters of the Low Countries (now the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium). He served in the war and was injured in 1916. After the war Gromaire’s work became more somber and simple; he reduced his figures to bulky, rounded shapes. He exhibited one of his masterpieces La Guerre (Musée du Petit-Palais, Paris) at the Salon des Indépendants in 1925. Gromaire continued his expressionist painting into the 1930s and had an important exhibit of his works in 1933 at the Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland. Along with the artists Jean Lurçat and Toussaint Dubreuil, Gromaire started a movement in the late 1930s that revived French tapestry design. His dramatic use of color and composition was well suited to this type of work. He also produced graphic works and illustrated several books, including Macbeth. Gromaire’s later paintings had a looser, less stylized expression. He died on April 11, 1971, in Paris. Original Edition Etching on vélin d’Arches paper, 1926. Paper Size: 11 x 8.75 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Published by Éditions Marcel Seheur, Paris; printed by Atelier d'art Paul Haasen, Paris, September 15, 1926. Excellent condition; unframed. Notes: From the album, Vers un monde volage. Illustré de dix eaux-fortes originales hors texte par Marcel Gromaire, 1926. Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This album, printed on the presses of Marcel Seheur for typography and by Paul Haasen, for the etchings of Marcel Gromaire, was prepared with the following justification: 1 example with the author's drawings and the various states, 25 examples in japon Shidzuoka, numbered from 1 to 25, and 225 examples on vélin d'Arches, numbered from 26 to 250, plus 20 examples of non-commerce including 7 in japon, numbered from I to XX. Finished printing on the fifteenth of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, Lucien Boucher being artistic director.The satisfaction of our customers is our top priority. We wish to build long lasting relationships with all of the people we sell to. We pride ourselves on offering only the highest quality fine art, along with the best service and price in the industry. Be sure to add me to your favorites list!CHECK OUT OUR E-BAY STORE FOR MORE FINE ART, OR E-MAIL US FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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Artist: Marcel Gromaire
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1926
Material: Paper
Features: Limited Edition
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Production Technique: Etching
