Jean Leymarie
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Jean Leymarie (born July 17, 1919 in Gagnac-sur-Cère , Département Lot , † March 9, 2006 in Paris ) was a French art historian .
Life
Leymarie studied art history in Toulouse and Paris . After the Second World War he began a professional career as a museum curator. From 1950 to 1955 he was director of the Musée de Grenoble and from 1968 to 1973 director of the Paris Musée National d'Art Moderne . From 1979 to 1985, Leymarie was the successor to Balthus, director of the Académie de France à Rome . As a university lecturer, he taught at the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne .
Works (selection)
- Renoir , 1978
- Picasso, La monographie 1881-1973
- Le Fauvisme , 1987
- La campagne de Corot
- Balthus
- L'Aquarelle
- Geneviève Asse , (in collaboration with Sylvia Baron )
- Tal Coat , 1992
- Designs Impressionnistes de Manet à Renoir 1969 Skira, Geneva, new edition 1985 ( ISBN 2605000478 )
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Leymarie in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Le Monde: Obituary Jean Leymarie
- Jean Leymarie on whoswho.fr (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leymarie, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gagnac-sur-Cère , Lot |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 2006 |
| Place of death | Paris |