Paul Monnier
Paul Monnier (born August 3, 1907 in Montana-Vermala , † February 24, 1982 in Geneva ) was a Swiss painter .
Life
Paul Monnier studied from 1924 to 1930 at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva, while he made numerous trips to Italy and France . From 1929 he was a member of the École des Pâquis . “The École des Pâquis was created easily and effortlessly by putting aside burdensome vanities and any personality cult. [...] These artists belong to the post-war generation that no longer dreams of the superman . They prefer the subtleties of their craft to aesthetic theories. If they are not tempted too much by laziness, alcohol, bohemianism and all kinds of scams, they are capable of a very different use than what we have done in the last thirty years. Quite actually: long live the post-war youth, about whom one has blasphemed far too much! ”( Alexandre Cingria , 1929).
In 1930 he set off on a trip through India , Indochina and Tonkin . In a letter to C. J. from Vizagapatam on June 3, 1931, Monnier wrote: “I am wasting my time trying to get this job out of my life. Painting is my job, my real and only job. "
After his return, Paul Monnier continued to devote himself only to painting. He lived in Geneva (1932–1936), Sierre ( Canton Valais , 1936–1949), Lausanne (1949–1970) and from 1970 back in Geneva.
Exhibitions
- Switzerland: Geneva; Manners; Sierre; Martigny; Zurich.
- Italy: Milan, Ve Triennale.
- Spain: Madrid, International Crafts Exhibition.
- Austria: Salzburg, church art.
- USSR: Swiss artist.
- France: Paris, Salon international de l'Art libre; Paris, Salon des artistes français (invited).
Wall painting, stained glass and mosaics
- India: Yenubaruvu.
- France: Le Fayet , Notre Dame des Alpes church (architect: Maurice Novarina).
- Switzerland, more than 60 works: Abbey Saint-Maurice , Sitten (cathedral), Sitten (St. Ursula chapel), Crans-Montana (parish church), Visp (St. Martin's church), Zurich ( church St. Konrad ), Zurich- Enge ( Church Three kings ), Dübendorf ( Church of Our lady peace ), Lausanne (St. Joseph's Church), Geneva (Basilique Notre-Dame), Zurich Hottingen ( Church Sainte Famille the (mission catholique) , 1964).
- Paul Monnier worked with Alexandre Cingria and Gino Severini (Lausanne, Notre-Dame du Valentin).
Book illustrations
- Nourritures valaisannes . Maurice Zermatten , LUF, Friborg, 1938.
- Notre ami le Vin . Pierre Courthion, W. Egloff, Friborg, 1943.
- Le parcours du Haut-Rhône . Charles-Albert Cingria , W. Egloff, Friborg, 1944.
- Le bazar de la Charité . Paul Morand , Club des bibliophiles, Genève, 1944.
“Paul Monnier's work is first and foremost painting . This commonplace underscores a constant attitude to remain deeply true to yourself and your profession. That is a tremendous achievement in a world where - the longer the more - creative activity is confiscated by term manipulators and wordplayers!
Frozen movement, suspended vibration, objects and people immobile in their inner loneliness - under our gaze the composition becomes a poem without words, into silent music. The circle of artistic creation closes and painting finds its own secret. ”(Bernard Zumthor, 1975).
literature
- Humbert Anthonioz : Paul Monnier, illustrator . In: Almanach du Cheval Ailé 1947 . Editions du Cheval Ailé, Genève 1947.
- Maurice Zermatten: Paul Monnier, peintre . Editions de la baconnière, Neuchâtel 1938.
- Bernard Zumthor: Paul Monnier . Editions de la Matze, Sion 1975.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Monnier, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montana VS |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1982 |
| Place of death | Geneva |