Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (actually Lucien Lévy , born September 30, 1865 in Algiers , Algeria ; † September 24, 1953 in Le Vésinet near Paris ) was a French painter , whose main work is assigned to the style of Symbolism and Art Nouveau , as well as a well-known potter .
biography
Lucien Lévy comes from a Jewish-French family. Lévy showed a special talent for painting at an early age and was sent to Paris to study art in 1879. From 1887 he lived in the south of France and mainly devoted himself to pottery. During this creative phase the influence of the Moorish style of Islamic art was most evident . In 1895 he returned to Paris to devote himself to painting. By a trip to Italy Lévy was from the Renaissance - art greatly affected. From 1896 he signed his oil and watercolor paintings under the name Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer. He added the last two syllables of his mother's maiden name ( Goldhurmer ) to differentiate himself from other artists named Lévy . His works soon became known to the public and were extremely popular with other artists .
literature
- Michael Gibson: Symbolism , Cologne: Benedikt Taschen Verlag (1995) ISBN 3-8228-9324-2
Web links
- Biography - Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (Engl.) ( Memento of 30 October 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- Clément Massier Gallery
- The Magazine of Art, 1901
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lévy-Dhurmer, Lucien |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lévy, Lucien (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Algiers , Algeria |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1953 |
| Place of death | Le Vésinet near Paris |