Details
- Dimensions
- 21.65ʺW × 30.31ʺH
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Shop Sustainably with Chairish
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
- Description
-
Jacques Germain (1915-2001) was a French artist studying at the Académie Moderne under the direction of Fernand léger and Amédée …
more
Jacques Germain (1915-2001) was a French artist studying at the Académie Moderne under the direction of Fernand léger and Amédée Ozenfant; it was at this time that Blaise Cendrars and Fernand Léger advised his parents to send him to the Bauhaus in 1931. He arrived in Dessau in October 1931 and stayed there for two semesters. He will be the only Frenchman to study at the Bauhaus. He returned to Paris by bicycle in July 1932. In October of the same year, he returned to Frankfurt, Germany, where he took courses from the constructivist painter Willi Baumeister.
With the Nazis coming to power, he returned to Paris and worked in advertising drawing. In September 1936, Jacques Germain completed his military service, war broke out a few years later, the artist was taken prisoner and remained in captivity for three years.
Upon his return to France, he devoted himself mainly to painting. In 1949, he held his first solo exhibition in Paris. Since then, Jacques Germain has participated in numerous international exhibitions.
Small tear of the margin on the right side less
Featured Promoted Listings
Related Collections
- Chrome Home Accents
- Asian Home Accents
- Jade Home Accents
- Home Accents in Tampa
- Rustic Home Accents
- Ronson Home Accents
- Sterling Silver Home Accents
- Licio Zanetti Home Accents
- Mosaic Home Accents
- Antique Brass Finish Home Accents
- Crystal Home Accents
- Barbini Home Accents
- Home Accents in Los Angeles
- Raspberry Pink Home Accents
- Surrealism Home Accents
- Jaru Home Accents
- Federal Home Accents
- Anglo-Indian Home Accents
- Apricot Home Accents
- British Colonial Home Accents
- Cenedese Home Accents
- Demott Home Accents
- Auburn Home Accents
- Mauve Home Accents
- Asparagus Home Accents