He was more attracted to painting, however, and began making pastels at Café-chantants and circuses and guinguettes, in the manner of Toulouse-Lautrec. His first exhibition came at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1903. Following that, he and his close friend, the American-born engraver Herbert Lespinasse [fr], went on an extended trip to Italy and stayed at the Villa Médicis. In 1908, he spent some time working in Brittany at the invitation of Jean Frélaut [fr].
In 1910, he was one of the winners of the Abd-el-Tif prize and spent two years at the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algiers, where he turned from pastels to oil painting. After returning, he opened a studio and produced numerous Orientalist works.
He was mobilized at the beginning of World War I. After being gassed, he was transferred to the Section de Camouflage, under the command of an old acquaintance, the painter André Dunoyer de Segonzac. During this time, he managed to paint some Cubist scenes of the war.
In the late 1920s, he became a teacher at the "Académie scandinave [fr]", an art school established with Scandinavian patronage that operated from 1919 to 1935. In 1936, he created more tapestry designs for the Mobilier National. That same year, he painted decorations in the foyer of the Palais de Chaillot. His last commission, completed just before his death, involved five large murals for the "Faculté de pharmacie de Paris [fr]", a division of Paris Descartes University. A major retrospective of his work was presented at the Venice Biennale shortly after his death.
Jean-Luc Dufresne, Charles Dufresne, Hommage de son pays d'origine, exhibition catalog, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Granville, 1988 ISBN978-2-903039-04-2
Jean-Paul Monery, Charles Dufresne, un rêve oriental, exhibition catalog, Musée de l'Annonciade, Saint Tropez, 2012.
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charles, dufresne, confused, with, 1611, 1684, french, actor, associated, with, molière, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, art. Not to be confused with Charles Dufresne 1611 1684 a French actor associated with Moliere This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Georges Charles Dufresne 23 November 1876 Millemont 8 August 1938 La Seyne sur Mer was a French painter engraver sculptor and decorator Charles Georges DufresneNoyon painting by Dufresen 1917Born23 November 1876Millemont FranceDied8 August 1936La Seyne sur Mer FranceNationalityFrenchEducationEcole nationale superieure des Beaux Arts ParisKnown forPainter draughtsman sculptor and print makerMovementOrientalist Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Further reading 4 External linksBiography EditHe came from a family of sailors and fishermen that originated in Granville He left school to study engraving then went to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux Arts and found a position in the workshops of Hubert Ponscarme Later he became an assistant to the sculptor and medalist Alexandre Charpentier nbsp Patio in AlgiersHe was more attracted to painting however and began making pastels at Cafe chantants and circuses and guinguettes in the manner of Toulouse Lautrec His first exhibition came at the Salon of the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts in 1903 Following that he and his close friend the American born engraver Herbert Lespinasse fr went on an extended trip to Italy and stayed at the Villa Medicis In 1908 he spent some time working in Brittany at the invitation of Jean Frelaut fr In 1910 he was one of the winners of the Abd el Tif prize and spent two years at the Villa Abd el Tif in Algiers where he turned from pastels to oil painting After returning he opened a studio and produced numerous Orientalist works He was mobilized at the beginning of World War I After being gassed he was transferred to the Section de Camouflage under the command of an old acquaintance the painter Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac During this time he managed to paint some Cubist scenes of the war In 1921 Jacques Rouche Director of the Opera de Paris commissioned him to design sets for Antar a ballet by Henri Cain with music by Gabriel Dupont Two years later he was one of the founders of the Salon des Tuileries Between 1921 and 1923 on a commission from Louis Sue and Andre Mare whom he had met while in the camouflage section he created tapestry designs on the theme of Paul et Virginie for use as Art Deco furniture coverings The completed ensemble using new weaving techniques was presented at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in 1925 In the late 1920s he became a teacher at the Academie scandinave fr an art school established with Scandinavian patronage that operated from 1919 to 1935 In 1936 he created more tapestry designs for the Mobilier National That same year he painted decorations in the foyer of the Palais de Chaillot His last commission completed just before his death involved five large murals for the Faculte de pharmacie de Paris fr a division of Paris Descartes University A major retrospective of his work was presented at the Venice Biennale shortly after his death nbsp The ConcertSee also EditList of Orientalist artists OrientalismFurther reading EditAndre Lhote Charles Dufresne obituary in the Nouvelle Revue Francaise 301 October 1938 Francois Fosca Charles Dufresne Bibliotheque des arts editions Rencontre Lausanne 1958 Charles Dufresne 1876 1938 exhibition catalog Musee d art moderne de Troyes 1987 Jean Luc Dufresne Charles Dufresne Hommage de son pays d origine exhibition catalog Musee d Art et d Histoire Granville 1988 ISBN 978 2 903039 04 2 Thomas Dufresne Catalogue raisonne de l œuvre grave de Charles Dufresne in Nouvelles de l estampe 134 1994 pgs 3 40 Jean Paul Monery Charles Dufresne un reve oriental exhibition catalog Musee de l Annonciade Saint Tropez 2012 Exhibition brochure onlineExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Dufresne ArtNet More works by Dufresne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Dufresne amp oldid 1103858472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
