Roger Chapelain Midy Art

Oil on canvas by Roger Chapelain-Midy (1904-1992), France, 1956. The Pool. Measurements : with frame: 77x98 cm - 30.3x38.6 inches, without frame: 60x81 cm - 23.6x31.9 inches, 25P format. Signed 'Chapelain Midy' and autographed "For Peter, in memory of the summer 56" in the lower left (see photo). About Chapelain-Midy : Roger Chapelain, known as Chapelain-Midy was born on August 24, 1904 in Paris. Born as Chapelain, he will add the name of the second husband of his mother. His vocation as a painter is early. Very young, he went to the Louvre to copy the paintings of the great masters. In 1926, he enrols at the Colarossi Academy. Charles Picart-Ledoux is a teacher there and gives him friendly advices. In 1927, at age 19, he makes his first sending to the Salon d'Automne. He carries out advertising work for some income that allows him to ensure his daily life. He then exhibits at the Salon des Indépendants and at the Salon des Tuileries from 1929. It is in 1930 that he makes his first exhibition at the gallery Drouant, rue de Rennes in Paris. He wins the Prix des Muses, awarded by a jury of painters and writers, that allows him to discover the Italy of the Renaissance. Then he travels to Spain, Holland, Belgium and United Kingdom. In 1934, the City of Paris and the French State made their first purchases, inaugurating a long series of acquisitions. In 1935 he exhibited at the Bernheim Gallery. He gets married that same year and settles rue Lhomond in the 5th arrondissement of Paris where he lived for the rest of his life. In 1937, he exhibits at the Venice Biennale. He wins the Carnegie Award. He makes his first decorations: Théâtre du Palais de Chaillot, pavilion of Syria and Lebanon at the International Exhibition with Jean Picard Ledoux...

Figure is an original lithograph artwork realized by the artist of the 20th Century. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered, edition 60/100. The state of preservation ...

Original 1951 vintage travel poster: Paris Celebre Ses Deux Mille Ans (Paris Célèbre ses 2000 ans - 1951) - Paris Celebrates Two Thousand Years in 1951. Artist: Roger Chapelain...

Couple In Love is an original colored lithograph realized by the artist Roger Chapelain-Midy in the 1970s. Hand-signed by the artist on lower right. Nu...