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Mouly, Marcel - Original signed and numbered Lithograph

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Mouly, Marcel - Original signed and numbered Lithograph
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ARTIST: Marcel Mouly
TITLE: --
MEDIUM: Original lithograph on paper
SIZE: 18 x 26 inches (image)
EDITION: from the edition of 150
CONDITION: VERY GOOD

RETAIL/GALLERY PRICE: $2,000

French (1918-2008)
Mouly, Picasso's last living student and a protege of Fernand Leger, was considered one of the greatest contemporary artists of the century. Born in Paris in 1918, he worked odd jobs such as a beach vendor and dental technician before he was arrested in 1942, mistaken for a spy by the Germans during World War II, and placed in solitary confinement for a year. In jail, he decided to pursue painting, and when he was released in 1943, he formed a friendship with the artist Edouard Pignon and had two of his paintings exhibited at Paris 's Salon d'Automne. He met other influential artists as a result of that exhibition, and he had his first solo show at the Libraire Bergamasque. Today, his paintings are in major museums such as the Musee Nationale d'art Modern, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris , Musee de Geneve in Switzerland , and SFMOMA in San Francisco . He earned two of France 's most prestigious art awards, the Chevalier de L'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1957 and the Premier Prix de Lithographie in 1973.
In 1935, after studying painting at the French Academies, Marcel Mouly started exhibiting his work. The great sculptor, Jacques Lipchitz, took Mouly under his wing and undoubtedly influenced him by approach to Cubism. In 1945 he participated at the Salon d'Automne, took part in the open art forums of the Ecole de Boulogne and studied with Leger, Pinon, and Bertin. In 1949, he had his first one-man show at the Libraire Bergamesque in Paris followed by numerous world-wide exhibitions.
Marcel Mouly is recognized as one of the most outstanding contemporary artists of our century. His unique style is has been greatly influenced by the work of Picasso, Matisse and Braque. In fact, he is one of the last living artists to have studied with Pablo Picasso. His works are in over 20 museums including the Museum of Modern Art in Paris , Museum of Modern Art in Japan , Museum of Modern Art in Helsinki , the Museum of Geneva and Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris . He has had individual exhibitions internationally in such countries as Brazil , Venezuela , USA , Switzerland , Germany , Belgium , Sweden and Norway .
His works are characterized by deep powerful colors which are used in the manner of the Fauvist painters Matisse, Dufy and Derain. However, color and the background architectural structure in his paintings stem from analytic and synthetic cubism.
Mouly is not only recognized as an important artist of this century but as a master printmaker. In 1957, Mouly was awarded the French National honors of Chevalier de l'order des Artes et Letteres and in 1973, the Premier Prix de Lithographie.
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