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Georges Lemare BIOGRAPHY
1866 - 1942. Known for: Painting.
Georges Le Mare was destined for a military career, but in 1890, at the age of 24, he embarked for Tunisia, where he would settle permanently. He followed in the footsteps of painters who had come to... Read full biography
Georges Le Mare was destined for a military career, but in 1890, at the age of 24, he embarked for Tunisia, where he would settle permanently. He followed in the footsteps of painters who had come to Tunisia on a study trip and later settled there, such as Alexandre Roubtzoff and André Delacroix,... Read full biography
Georges Le Mare was destined for a military career, but in 1890, at the age of 24, he embarked for Tunisia, where he would settle permanently. He followed in the footsteps of painters who had come to Tunisia on a study trip and later settled there, such as Alexandre Roubtzoff and André Delacroix, who were major players in the artistic and intellectual life of 1930s Tunisia. Le Mare began his career surveying the archaeological ruins of Carthage, and completed his training with painting courses... Read full biography
Georges Le Mare was destined for a military career, but in 1890, at the age of 24, he embarked for Tunisia, where he would settle permanently. He followed in the footsteps of painters who had come to Tunisia on a study trip and later settled there, such as Alexandre Roubtzoff and André Delacroix, who were major players in the artistic and intellectual life of 1930s Tunisia. Le Mare began his career surveying the archaeological ruins of Carthage, and completed his training with painting courses at the Académie Julian between 1900 and 1905. On his return to Tunis, he soon began exhibiting at local events such as the Salon des Artistes Tunisiens, of which he was a founding member. Le Mare was commissioned to decorate the dome of Tunis... Read full biography
Georges Le Mare was destined for a military career, but in 1890, at the age of 24, he embarked for Tunisia, where he would settle permanently. He followed in the footsteps of painters who had come to Tunisia on a study trip and later settled there, such as Alexandre Roubtzoff and André Delacroix, who were major players in the artistic and intellectual life of 1930s Tunisia. Le Mare began his career surveying the archaeological ruins of Carthage, and completed his training with painting courses at the Académie Julian between 1900 and 1905. On his return to Tunis, he soon began exhibiting at local events such as the Salon des Artistes Tunisiens, of which he was a founding member. Le Mare was commissioned to decorate the dome of Tunis Cathedral, for which he also produced three paintings on the life of Saint Vincent de Paul for the transept. Georges Le Mare distinguishe... Read full biography
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Georges Le Mare was destined for a military career, but in 1890, at the age of 24, he embarked for Tunisia, where he would settle permanently. He followed in the footsteps of painters who had come to Tunisia on a study trip and later settled there, such as Alexandre Roubtzoff and André Delacroix, who were major players in the artistic and intellectual life of 1930s Tunisia.
Le Mare began his career surveying the archaeological ruins of Carthage, and completed his training with painting courses at the Académie Julian between 1900 and 1905. On his return to Tunis, he soon began exhibiting at local events such as the Salon des Artistes Tunisiens, of which he was a founding member. Le Mare was commissioned to decorate the dome of Tu...But wait, there's more...
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