Georges Dayez
1907-1991

Georges Dayez was born on July 29, 1907. His father Jules was a commercial printer. In 1909, the Dayez family moved to Vaires-sur-Marne, France. Dayez’s father fought with the French army during World War I, while the family hid in Bayeux.

Dayez received a traditional French education and was introduced to drawing and painting. He completed the first part of his baccalaureate in 1924. Much to his father’s dismay, Dayez interrupted his studies to pursue oil painting.

In 1925, he worked with his father in the print shop and took an evening drawing class taught by the sculptor Henry Arnold. His classmates included other emerging painters and sculptors: Brayer, Humblot, Adam, Corbin, ...