Simon Segal
Simon Segal (born October 3, 1898 in Białystok , † August 1969 in Arcachon ) was a French painter from the École de Paris .
In 1918 Simon Segal came to Berlin . He lived there until 1923. He illustrated a migrant magazine, Spolochi, where you can see his first drawings. In 1926 he went to Toulon , where he was discovered by his mentor, Bruno Bassano . There he made his first exhibitions, together with painters such as Mange, Savin and Echevin. In 1936 he had his first exhibition in Paris , in the Billiet-Worms gallery . Although Simon Segal was still completely unknown, the entire exhibition was bought by the American collector Frank Altschul. From 1946 to 1953 Segal worked in Jobourg (near Cherbourg). Simon Segal lived in Paris from 1953 until his death. He illustrated a Bible (Editions Labergerie, 1957), and the Apocalypse (Editions Michel Kieffer, 1969) In a monastery in Aups there is a museum named after the artist. This museum was donated to the community by Bruno Bassano.
Exhibitions
- 1956: Musée Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi
- 1959: Musée Bourdelle in Paris
- 1960: Musée d´art modèrne in São Paulo
- 1961: Upper Grosvenor Galleries in London
- 1962: Bassano Gallery in Paris
- 1963: Stendhal Gallery in Milan
- 1968: Drouant Gallery in Paris
- 1989: Musée du Luxembourg , Paris
- 1997: Espace Expo 2000 , Arcachon
- 1999: Musée Thomas-Henry , Cherbourg
- Musee Simon Segal in Aups (60 works) (open from 15.6 to 15.9)
- Works by Segal can also be seen in the museums of Albi , Beauvais , Cherbourg-Octeville and Bordeaux .
- In Białystok, Poland, the museum will be exhibiting over 80 masterpieces by Simon Segal from June 18 to September 5, 2010.
literature
In the book Reisenotizen einer Malerin, Paris und Bretagne 1956-1957 by Ruth Stoffregen (Edition Sonnberg, ISBN 978-3950204308 ) Simon Segal and his work were described.
Segal, ou l´ange rebelle , by Waldemar George, Editions Cailler in Geneva, 1962, with a foreword by Gaston Bachelard .
Autobiography by Simon Segal, Editions France Univers, Paris, 1974.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Segal, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Białystok |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1969 |
| Place of death | Arcachon , France |