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Georges Valmier

Georges Valmier (11 April 1885 – 25 March 1937) was a French painter. His work encompassed the great movements in the modern history of painting, starting with Impressionism in his early years, then Cubism which he discovered when he was around 25 years old, and finally Absstractionism from 1921. He also designed sets and costumes for theater and ballet, and models for fabrics, carpets, and other objects. His oil paintings do not exceed 300 in number, since Valmier died prematurely at the age of 51. His paintings were the culmination of many preparatory drafts in gouaches, multiple versions of which are works in themselves and reflect his penchant for colors and inventive shapes. Valmier was also a musician. He performed the works of Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, and Satie at major concerts and in churches, and had a decisive influence on the career of André Jolivet.

Georges Valmier
Born(1885-04-11)11 April 1885
Died25 March 1937(1937-03-25) (aged 51)
NationalityFrench
EducationEcole des Beaux-Arts (trained under Luc-Olivier Merson)
Known forPainting
Notable workLa Fillette au piano (1920)
Composition (1926)
Le Marin (1929)
Mouvements synchronisés (1936)
MovementImpressionism, Cubism, Abstractionism
SpouseJeanne Bliss Pessina (m. 1908)
Patron(s)Léonce Rosenberg

Life and work edit

Georges Valmier was born in Angoulême on 11 April 1885. He moved with his family to Montmartre in 1890, and was brought up in an environment of love of the arts, including music and painting.

Valmier performed military service during 1904–1905, and after his return, he discovered the work of Cézanne at an exhibition of his works at the Salon d'Automne in 1907. He entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he trained under Luc-Olivier Merson until 1909. He married Jeanne Bliss Pessina in 1908; their daughter Martha was born in 1912. Valmier was drafted into the military in 1914 and assigned to service in Toul, where he became acquainted with Albert Gleizes, Paul Colin, and the composer Florent Schmitt.[1]

 
Georges Valmier, 1914–15, Portrait de Commandant Lambert, gouache and watercolor over pencil, 63.2 x 50.8 cm, Triton Foundation, Netherlands

Professor of Physiology from the Faculty of Nancy in charge of the infirmary at Toul, Dr. Lambert, was more enthusiastic about his portrait by Valmier than that of Gleizes, who writes:

The portrait that he [Valmier] made of the Doctor was excellent, a very good likeness that remained in the classical idiom. But for myself, I wanted to remain faithful to Cubism and not to play games with my own convictions. So the portrait I envisaged [Portrait of an Army Doctor] was a little surprising for the good doctor's habits of mind. He did not conceal his way of thinking, but he let me do what I wanted. (Albert Gleizes, Souvenirs, c. 1942)[1][2][3][4]

 
Georges Valmier, Galerie de L’Effort Moderne, January 1921

Upon his return to Montmartre in 1918, Valmier met Léonce Rosenberg, who soon recognized the high quality of his work and took him under contract. Rosenberg organized a solo exhibition for Valmier in 1921 at his Galerie de L'Effort Moderne. From 1923 to 1927, under the patronage of Rosenberg, his works were regularly published in the Bulletin de L'Effort moderne. In 1928, Rosenberg entrusted him with the decoration of the dining room of his apartment at rue de Longchamp in Paris, which also houses his art collection.

The early 1930s marked Valmier's final transition to abstractionism. He was an early member of the board of Abstraction-Création, along with Jean Arp, Albert Gleizes, Jean Hélion, František Kupka, Leon Tutundjian, and Georges Vantongerloo, as well as the Hungarian painter Alfred Reth, with whom he jointly created works titled Forms in Space.

In 1936, Valmier began working on three monumental works for the decoration of the theater of the Palace of Railways for the World Expo held in Paris in 1937.

Valmier suffered ill-health since 1932, and died on 25 March 1937 in Montmartre.

Gallery edit

Additional works edit

  • La Fillette au piano ("The girl at the piano"), 1920
  • Composition, 1926
  • Le Marin, 1929
  • Mouvements synchronisés ("Synchronized movements"), 1936
  • Projets de décors de théâtre ("Theatrical scenes projects")
  • Projets de costumes de théâtre ("Theatrical costumes projects")

Art collections edit

Valmier's works are on display at several museums, including:

Recent exhibitions edit

  • Melki Gallery, Paris, 1973
  • Galerie Zlotowski, Paris, April – June 2006

References edit

  1. ^ a b Peter Brooke, Albert Gleizes: For and Against the Twentieth Century, Yale University Press, 2001, ISBN 0300089643
  2. ^ Denise Bazetoux, Georges Valmier: Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1993, p.45, No. 23
  3. ^ Albert Gleizes, Souvenirs, unpublished manuscript, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, c.1942-1943, p.7
  4. ^ Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, St. James’s London
  • Denise Bazetoux, Catalogue Raisonné de l'œuvre de Georges Valmier ("Catalogue Raisonné of the works of Georges Valmier"), Noema, 1993.
  • Albert Lévy (Ed.), Collection Décors et couleurs ("Collection of sets and colors") (Album No. 1 by G. Valmier)

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Georges Valmier 11 April 1885 25 March 1937 was a French painter His work encompassed the great movements in the modern history of painting starting with Impressionism in his early years then Cubism which he discovered when he was around 25 years old and finally Absstractionism from 1921 He also designed sets and costumes for theater and ballet and models for fabrics carpets and other objects His oil paintings do not exceed 300 in number since Valmier died prematurely at the age of 51 His paintings were the culmination of many preparatory drafts in gouaches multiple versions of which are works in themselves and reflect his penchant for colors and inventive shapes Valmier was also a musician He performed the works of Debussy Ravel Faure and Satie at major concerts and in churches and had a decisive influence on the career of Andre Jolivet Georges ValmierBorn 1885 04 11 11 April 1885Angouleme FranceDied25 March 1937 1937 03 25 aged 51 Montmartre FranceNationalityFrenchEducationEcole des Beaux Arts trained under Luc Olivier Merson Known forPaintingNotable workLa Fillette au piano 1920 Composition 1926 Le Marin 1929 Mouvements synchronises 1936 MovementImpressionism Cubism AbstractionismSpouseJeanne Bliss Pessina m 1908 Patron s Leonce Rosenberg Contents 1 Life and work 2 Gallery 3 Additional works 4 Art collections 5 Recent exhibitions 6 ReferencesLife and work editGeorges Valmier was born in Angouleme on 11 April 1885 He moved with his family to Montmartre in 1890 and was brought up in an environment of love of the arts including music and painting Valmier performed military service during 1904 1905 and after his return he discovered the work of Cezanne at an exhibition of his works at the Salon d Automne in 1907 He entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts where he trained under Luc Olivier Merson until 1909 He married Jeanne Bliss Pessina in 1908 their daughter Martha was born in 1912 Valmier was drafted into the military in 1914 and assigned to service in Toul where he became acquainted with Albert Gleizes Paul Colin and the composer Florent Schmitt 1 nbsp Georges Valmier 1914 15 Portrait de Commandant Lambert gouache and watercolor over pencil 63 2 x 50 8 cm Triton Foundation NetherlandsProfessor of Physiology from the Faculty of Nancy in charge of the infirmary at Toul Dr Lambert was more enthusiastic about his portrait by Valmier than that of Gleizes who writes The portrait that he Valmier made of the Doctor was excellent a very good likeness that remained in the classical idiom But for myself I wanted to remain faithful to Cubism and not to play games with my own convictions So the portrait I envisaged Portrait of an Army Doctor was a little surprising for the good doctor s habits of mind He did not conceal his way of thinking but he let me do what I wanted Albert Gleizes Souvenirs c 1942 1 2 3 4 nbsp Georges Valmier Galerie de L Effort Moderne January 1921Upon his return to Montmartre in 1918 Valmier met Leonce Rosenberg who soon recognized the high quality of his work and took him under contract Rosenberg organized a solo exhibition for Valmier in 1921 at his Galerie de L Effort Moderne From 1923 to 1927 under the patronage of Rosenberg his works were regularly published in the Bulletin de L Effort moderne In 1928 Rosenberg entrusted him with the decoration of the dining room of his apartment at rue de Longchamp in Paris which also houses his art collection The early 1930s marked Valmier s final transition to abstractionism He was an early member of the board of Abstraction Creation along with Jean Arp Albert Gleizes Jean Helion Frantisek Kupka Leon Tutundjian and Georges Vantongerloo as well as the Hungarian painter Alfred Reth with whom he jointly created works titled Forms in Space In 1936 Valmier began working on three monumental works for the decoration of the theater of the Palace of Railways for the World Expo held in Paris in 1937 Valmier suffered ill health since 1932 and died on 25 March 1937 in Montmartre Gallery edit nbsp Fugue ca 1920 oil on canvas Solomon R Guggenheim Museum nbsp Geometrical Still Life I 1919 oil on canvas Kroller Muller Museum nbsp Geometrical Still Life II 1920 oil on canvas Kroller Muller Museum nbsp Composition 1926 oil on canvas Musee des beaux arts de Nancy nbsp Les Tulipes The Tulips 1928 oil on canvas private collection nbsp Bulletin de l Effort Moderne No 1 January 1924 Cover design by Georges Valmier November 1923 nbsp I Cinque Sensi 1931 nbsp Abstract Composition 1931Additional works editLa Fillette au piano The girl at the piano 1920 Composition 1926 Le Marin 1929 Mouvements synchronises Synchronized movements 1936 Projets de decors de theatre Theatrical scenes projects Projets de costumes de theatre Theatrical costumes projects Art collections editValmier s works are on display at several museums including Centre national d art et de culture Georges Pompidou Musee national d Art moderne Paris Musee d art et d histoire Cholet Musee d art histoire et archeologie Evreux Musee d art moderne de la Ville de Paris Paris Musee Tavet Delacour PontoiseRecent exhibitions editMelki Gallery Paris 1973 Galerie Zlotowski Paris April June 2006References edit a b Peter Brooke Albert Gleizes For and Against the Twentieth Century Yale University Press 2001 ISBN 0300089643 Denise Bazetoux Georges Valmier Catalogue raisonne Paris 1993 p 45 No 23 Albert Gleizes Souvenirs unpublished manuscript Musee National d Art Moderne Paris c 1942 1943 p 7 Stephen Ongpin Fine Art St James s London Denise Bazetoux Catalogue Raisonne de l œuvre de Georges Valmier Catalogue Raisonne of the works of Georges Valmier Noema 1993 Albert Levy Ed Collection Decors et couleurs Collection of sets and colors Album No 1 by G Valmier Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georges Valmier amp oldid 1145065118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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