Michel Delacroix " La Cathedrale de Strasbourg " Original Lithograph S/N

Description: BIO: Michel Delacroix (1933- ) French painter Michel Delacroix was born in Paris, France, a place that is truly the epicenter of his artistic inspiration. After studying at the Ecole de Beaux Arts and the Lycee Louis-le-Grand, Delacroix took a hiatus from his formal education to work with the famous French actor Marcel Marceau and experiment with set design while exploring his native city. “I walked endlessly from district to district, inspecting every corner and absorbing all the nuances accumulating an endless store of impressions to draw upon for my paintings.” An acclaimed master of the Naïf tradition, Delacroix has devoted over five decades to recreating what he calls, “the poetic past…the Paris of then.” His work encapsulates the timelessness of an old Paris—with horse drawn carriages, gas-lit lamps, hot air balloons, and bustling streets. It is a dream-like place that interweaves the vibrancy, romance and nostalgia of La Belle Epoch with his own memories of the quiet, darker Paris where he grew up in the 1940’s during the German occupation. Delacroix permeates each piece with intricacies and history as he evokes the ideals of past eras. Delacroix's work has captivated private collectors, museums and art lovers around the world, earning him both international acclaim and numerous awards. He has been featured in over 275 solo exhibitions in the United States alone—from New York City, Boston, and Washington D.C., to Los Angeles, Carmel, Denver, Seattle, and San Francisco. Abroad, his work has been exhibited in France, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, England, Japan, and forms part of the permanent collections of the Musee International d'Art Naïf and the Foundation Max Fourny in Paris, as well as countless private collections worldwide. Lublin Graphics, Inc. has had the distinction of publishing Delacroix's work in lithography for over twenty-five years. Described by Victor Hugo as a “gigantic and delicate marvel,” and by Goethe as a “sublimely towering, wide-spreading tree of God,” The Strasbourg Cathedral is consider to be among the finest examples of high Gothic architecture in the world. The cathedral is visible far across the plains of Alsace and can be seen from as far off as the Vosges Mountains or the Black Forest on the other side of the Rhine. Sandstone from the Vosges used in construction gives the cathedral its characteristic pink hue—a trait Delacroix so expertly recreated in his original lithograph, La Cathedrale de Strasbourg—which depicts a view of the building from the banks of the Rhine River, one of the major waterways of the Holy Roman Empire. The artist has recreated an early morning scene in Strasbourg, which rosy sky and the serene river reflecting the town in its still waters. This is another beautiful piece in Delacroix’s series of French Cathedrals that pays tribute to the history of art, architecture and spirituality in the western world.

Price: 1100 USD

Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-20T16:21:30.000Z

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