Raymond Legueult

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Raymond Legueult

Raymond Legueult (10 May 1898 - 25 July 1971) was a French artist and painter. He was a key figure in the movement, which emphasised intense colours and decorative patterns in the artistic vein of Henri Mattise and Pierre Bonnard.[1]

Born in Paris to a family of artists, Legueult began studying at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs at the age of 16, following a brief attempt studying at a business school. Upon returning from a trip to Normandy the following year, he met Noémie Lair, who would be his close companion, muse, and almost exclusive model until 1939.[2] His studies were interrupted when he was drafted into the army to fight in the First World War in 1917, although he returned in 1920 to complete his education. His truly began his work as a painter in 1921, painting mostly landscapes and a few portraits. He was admitted to the studio of the school's director, Eugéne Morand, where he befriended Roland Oudot, François Desnoyer, Joseph Inguimberty, and particularly , a close friend who he would have a long working relationship with.[3] The two received a travel scholarship to study in Spanish museums for two months in 1923.[3]

In the years following 1921, he presented his work at multiple exhibitions before being appointed as a professor of drawing at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in 1925, the same year that he took up a shared workshop on the Avenue du Maine with Brianchon. Together they would create the sets for two Parisian operas, Griselidis and La naissance de la lyre.[3]

Legueult was mobilised for war again in 1939, and after returning to Paris moved to a studio on rue Boissonade on the same floor as Bessie Davidson.[4] He was appointed as a professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he taught artists such as Pierre Carron and Claude Viallat.[4] He married Emilienne Amand in 1953, with whom he had one child, Anne, in 1954.[2]

His artwork has been exhibited at numerous exhibitions around the world since 1921, particularly with Oudot, Brianchon, and other members of the Poetic Reality group.[5]

He died in Paris in 1971.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Raymond Legueult - The MAW Gallery". themawgallery.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Biographie". Les amis de Raymond Legueult (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Raymond LEGUEULT Poetic Realism". www.galeriedesmodernes.art. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Raymond Legueult, peintre de la Réalité Poétique". Expertisez.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ^ "Expositions". Les amis de Raymond Legueult (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ "Raymond-Jean Legueult". Centre Pompidou. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

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