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1893 - 1980. Known for: Portrait, genre and floral still life painting, animal and monument sculpture.
From old gallery catalogue . Auguste Tremont (1893 - 1980) . After spending his childhood in Luxembourg, Auguste Tremont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs* in 1909.... Read full biography
From old gallery catalogue . Auguste Tremont (1893 - 1980) . After spending his childhood in Luxembourg, Auguste Tremont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs* in 1909. World War I caught him by surprise while he was visiting Luxembourg. As he tried to make his way back... Read full biography
From old gallery catalogue . Auguste Tremont (1893 - 1980) . After spending his childhood in Luxembourg, Auguste Tremont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs* in 1909. World War I caught him by surprise while he was visiting Luxembourg. As he tried to make his way back to Paris by passing through Switzerland, he was arrested by German forces near the Swiss border and was imprisoned. Once released from detention, he returned to Luxembourg where he remained until the... Read full biography
From old gallery catalogue . Auguste Tremont (1893 - 1980) . After spending his childhood in Luxembourg, Auguste Tremont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs* in 1909. World War I caught him by surprise while he was visiting Luxembourg. As he tried to make his way back to Paris by passing through Switzerland, he was arrested by German forces near the Swiss border and was imprisoned. Once released from detention, he returned to Luxembourg where he remained until the end of the war in 1918, working in a steel factory in Dudelange This work gave him the opportunity to practice his skills by drawing pictures of steel workers in action; he also befriended future Arbed president Aloyse Meyer. At the end of the war,... Read full biography
From old gallery catalogue . Auguste Tremont (1893 - 1980) . After spending his childhood in Luxembourg, Auguste Tremont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs* in 1909. World War I caught him by surprise while he was visiting Luxembourg. As he tried to make his way back to Paris by passing through Switzerland, he was arrested by German forces near the Swiss border and was imprisoned. Once released from detention, he returned to Luxembourg where he remained until the end of the war in 1918, working in a steel factory in Dudelange This work gave him the opportunity to practice his skills by drawing pictures of steel workers in action; he also befriended future Arbed president Aloyse Meyer. At the end of the war, Trémont returned to Paris where he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts*. He first specialized in portraits and pict... Read full biography
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Auguste Tremont (1893 - 1980)
After spending his childhood in Luxembourg, Auguste Tremont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs* in 1909. World War I caught him by surprise while he was visiting Luxembourg. As he tried to make his way back to Paris by passing through Switzerland, he was arrested by German forces near the Swiss border and was imprisoned. Once released from detention, he returned to Luxembourg where he remained until the end of the war in 1918, working in a steel factory in Dudelange This work gave him the opportunity to practice his skills by drawing pictures of steel workers in action; he also befriended future Arbed president Aloyse Me...But wait, there's more...
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