Eugène Martin (painter)

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Eugène Martin (born February 20, 1880 in Geneva ; † December 27, 1954 there ) was a Swiss painter .

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Eugène Martin was born in 1880 as the son of a bank clerk and the director of a haute couture house . Between 1898 and 1904 he was a stockbroker and then between 1906 and 1945 he was employed and later director of a fashion house.

Martin was close to Maurice Barraud and Alexandre Blanchet . From 1933 to 1944 he was President of the Geneva Section of the Society of Swiss Painters, Sculptors and Architects ; from 1944 to 1952 he was its central president. Martin was also a member of the artist group « Le Falot ».

literature

  • Ernst Egger, Cassis: Eugène Martin, Geneva. Catalog of the art exhibition in the Museum of the City of Solothurn . Museum of the City of Solothurn, Vogt-Schild, 1949.
  • Maurice Barraud, 1889–1954, Geneva - Eugène Martin, 1880–1954, Geneva . Museum of the City of Solothurn, 1955.

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personal data
SURNAME Martin, Eugène
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneva
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1954
Place of death Geneva