Robert Lebel (Author)
Robert Lebel (born January 5, 1901 in Paris ; † February 28, 1986 ibid) was a French art and literary critic and author.
Life
Lebel was not only a recognized art critic, but was also seen as an intelligent art collector.
During the Western Campaign ( World War II ), Lebel fled to the USA with his wife Nina and son Jean-Jacques and lived in Greenwich Village ( New York ) between 1940 and 1944 . They were André Breton's neighbors and many artists met here, such as B. the painters Max Ernst and Roberto Matta or the authors Georges Duthuit and Claude Lévi-Strauss . The gallery owner Julius Carlebach , who was one of the first to specialize in North American tribal art with his gallery ( Third Avenue ) , was also a frequent guest.
At the end of the war, Lebel returned to Paris with his family and settled in the 7th arrondissement . As in the USA, he wrote about modern art and became a pioneer of "Art Nouveau". He wrote notable biographies about Marcel Duchamp , Max Ernst, Jacques Lacan and Claude Lévi-Strauss .
Robert Lebel died at the age of 82 on February 28, 1986 in Paris, where he found his final resting place. Initiated by his son Jean-Jacques, the Robert Lebel art collection was dissolved through several auctions in December 2006.
Works (selection)
author
- Essays
- Magritte avant et après . In: L'œil , Vol. 159 (1968), pp. 28-35, ISSN 0029-862X
- Marcel Duchamp maintenant et ici . In: L'œil . 149: 18-23 and 77 (1969), ISSN 0029-862X
- stories
- Le double-vue . Le Soleil Noir, Paris 1964 (illustrated by Macel Duchamp and Alberto Giacometti ).
- L'oiseau caramel . Le Soleil Noir, Paris 1969 (illustrated by Max Ernst).
- Le saint Charlemagne . Le Soleil Noir, Paris 1976.
- Non-fiction
- Courbet . 10th anniversary exhibition . Harriman Galleries, New York 1940.
- Les Fauves . Harriman Galleries, New York 1941.
- Léonard de Vinci ou lafin de l'humilité (Collection "art"; Vol. 2). Le Soleil Noir, Paris 1974 (illustrated by Jean Ipoustéguy ; reprint of the Paris 1952 edition).
- Chantage de la beauté. Petit colloque initial by André Breton . Éditions de Beaune, Paris 1955.
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Sur Marcel Duchamp . Belfond, Paris 1985 (reprint of the Paris 1959 edition)
- Marcel Duchamp . Dumont Schauberg, Cologne 1972, ISBN 3-7701-0639-3 (reprint of the Cologne 1962 edition)
- L'envers de la peinture . Le Rocher, Monaco
- Mœurs et coutumes des tableauistes . 1964.
- no more appeared
- Traité des passions par personne interposée (Collection Le Désordre; Vol. 2). Losfeld, Paris 1972.
editor
- Premier bilan de l'art actuel. 1937–1953 (Positions; Vol. 3/4). Le Soleil Noir, Paris 1953.
- Anthology des formes inventées. Un demi-siècle de sculpture . Galerie du Cercle, Paris 1962.
- Dorothea Tanning . Peintures récentes, petites sculptures d'or . Le Point Cardinal, PAris 1966 (catalog of the exhibition of the same name, May 24 to June 30, 1966).
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Lebel in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ According to the Bibliothèque nationale de France ; other sources speak of 1904.
- ↑ not to be confused with Rabbi Julius Carlebach (1922–2001).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lebel, Robert |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French literary critic and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1901 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1986 |
Place of death | Paris |