Description
Born in Paris in 1900 and died in Nogent-sur-Marne in 1977, he is a French painter and sculptor.
mile Compard was a student of the cole des beaux-arts de Paris, of the Acadmie Julian (1916) and would later attend the studio of Pedro Arajo. In 1919 he produced his first work, a sculpture.
In his first, figurative period, Compard was influenced by Pierre Bonnard and with whom he exchanged paintings based on an idea from Flix Fnon: the three men became friends. Painter of nudes and landscapes, he is fascinated by automobiles. He exhibited at the Salon des Indpendants in 1926, then, the following year, mounted his first personal exhibition presented by Fnon in a gallery in Montparnasse.
During the years 1920-1930, he regularly visited Brittany, first Le Faout, then Dolan from 1936. He was encouraged by Matisse and particularly by Jean Paulhan.
In 1930, he participated in a group exhibition at MoMA and at the Sezession in Munich, Berlin and Dsseldorf. In 1934, he won the North African prize awarded by the city of Paris. In 1936, a group exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris gave him the opportunity to bond with Pierre Tal-Coat.
He created a 132 m2 fresco for the 1937 Paris Universal Exhibition, the preliminary study of which is kept in the collections of the Center Pompidou.
In 1947, his work entered the National Museum of Modern Art, the same year of its foundation.
After the war, Compard experienced a very different second period: enamored of philosophy and influenced by Taoism, he moved towards non-figuration after 1946 and became one of the leaders of post-war French abstraction. He is close to Pierre Tal Coat, Georges Mathieu and especially Jean Degottex and Henri Michaux. The critic Charles Estienne, the gallery owner Julien Alvard and the writer Jean Lescure, among others, devoted texts to him.
In 1960, he exhibited at the Venice Biennale and in 1967, he succeeded Jean Fautrier as a member of the Flix Fnon foundation.
Molded frame in gilded wood65.5 x 88.5 x 3 cm
| Period | 1950 to 1959 |
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| Year | 1951 |
| Production Period | 1950 to 1959 |
| Country of Manufacture | France |
| Identifying Marks | This piece has an attribution mark |
| Style | Impressionist |
| Detailed Condition |
Very Good This vintage/antique item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. |
| Restoration and Damage Details |
Light wear consistent with age and use
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| Product Code | TXA-1566164 |
| Materials | Oil on Canvas |
| Color | Multicolored |
| Width |
73 cm 28.7 inch |
| Depth |
2 cm 0.8 inch |
| Height |
50 cm 19.7 inch |
| Duties Notice | Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order. |
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