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Creator: Michel Delacroix
Offered by: M Fine Arts Galerie

Description
Michel Delacroix was born in 1933 on the Left Bank, in the 14th Arrondissement of Paris. He started painting at the early age of seven just as the German Occupation of Paris began. Paris as it was during the Occupation is the Paris that appears in his paintings even today; there was a virtual absence of automobiles and streetlights, the city was quiet and isolated. His cityscapes display a simpler Paris of the past, of his boyhood rather than the urban metropolis of today.

Delacroix was educated at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and spent years experimenting with several different painting styles until, at the age of 35, he began producing works in the Naïf tradition, his characteristic style.

Throughout the course of his career, Delacroix has been honored with numerous awards including the Grand Prix des Amateurs d’Art, Paris (1973), the Grand Prix de la Cote d’Azur, Cannes (1976) and the Premier Prix de Sept Collines, Rome (1976). His work can be found in several public and private collections including the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain in Paris and the Musée International d’Art Naïf. Delacroix’s paintings have been featured in over 300 solo exhibitions in the United States alone. He continues to exhibit abroad in Europe and Japan. In his early eighties, Delacroix is still producing new, original paintings for his solo exhibitions worldwide.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	New
Materials:	acrylic on board
Condition:	New. pristine
Creation Date:	2022
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art
Incollect Reference #:	596235

Dimensions

W.	12 in;	H.	9.5 in;
W.	30.48 cm;	H.	24.13 cm;

Message from Seller:

M Fine Arts Galerie is a contemporary art gallery located in Boston's SoWa Art & Design District and seasonally in Palm Beach, Florida. We feature international, emerging-established, artists, painters and sculptures. We are the sole US representation for many of our artists.