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Lot 3495* - A189 PostWar & Contemporary - Saturday, 29. June 2019, 02.00 PM
MICHEL DELACROIX
(Paris 1933–lives and works in Paris)
Ballons rouges.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and located lower left: Michel Delacroix Paris. Signed, dated and with location on the reverse: Michel Delacroix Ballons rouges Paris.
60 x 73 cm.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Ms. Fabienne Delacroix, March 2019, Paris. We thank Ms. Delacroix for her kind support.
Provenance:
- Galerie Lange, Siegburg.
- Purchased from the above in the 1980s by the present owner, since then private collection Germany.
Born in Paris in 1933, the artist Michel Delacroix spent his childhood in Paris and never completely left the city. As a child during the Second World War, he experienced the occupation of France and the quiet of the city during the curfew and the consequent absence of cars. These experiences influenced his perception of the city. He studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After completing his studies, he worked as stage designer for the mime artist Marcel Marceau and later as an art teacher. His own artistic outlook would be classed as “naïf” painting. In 1994 he made the poster for the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games in Atlanta. His works are present in numerous museums and art collections.
The city and particularly Paris are his main themes. He has depicted Paris in all its facets. In his paintings the city is arrested in time. He paints the Paris of his childhood and not the contemporary metropolis. In his works Paris is quiet and calm, without the chaos of a major city. His paintings are full of details and bright colours, which create an idyllic picture of the city. He is inspired by his observations and his memories, in order to depict these harmonious views. Delacroix describes himself as an “artist of dreams and a poetic past” - concepts which describe him very well.
Provenance:
- Galerie Lange, Siegburg.
- Purchased from the above in the 1980s by the present owner, since then private collection Germany.
Born in Paris in 1933, the artist Michel Delacroix spent his childhood in Paris and never completely left the city. As a child during the Second World War, he experienced the occupation of France and the quiet of the city during the curfew and the consequent absence of cars. These experiences influenced his perception of the city. He studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. After completing his studies, he worked as stage designer for the mime artist Marcel Marceau and later as an art teacher. His own artistic outlook would be classed as “naïf” painting. In 1994 he made the poster for the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games in Atlanta. His works are present in numerous museums and art collections.
The city and particularly Paris are his main themes. He has depicted Paris in all its facets. In his paintings the city is arrested in time. He paints the Paris of his childhood and not the contemporary metropolis. In his works Paris is quiet and calm, without the chaos of a major city. His paintings are full of details and bright colours, which create an idyllic picture of the city. He is inspired by his observations and his memories, in order to depict these harmonious views. Delacroix describes himself as an “artist of dreams and a poetic past” - concepts which describe him very well.
CHF 6 000 / 8 000 | (€ 6 190 / 8 250)
Sold for CHF 11 250 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.