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Jacques Lagrange BIOGRAPHY
1917 Paris, France - 1995 Paris, France. Known for: Figure, genre, interior and still life painting, engraving, screenwriter.
Jacques Lagrange. (1917-1995). The critic Waldemar George considered Lagrange as comparable only to Matisse in his magical use of colour. In 1954 Lagrange had set up a studio near the Botanical... Read full biography
Jacques Lagrange. (1917-1995). The critic Waldemar George considered Lagrange as comparable only to Matisse in his magical use of colour. In 1954 Lagrange had set up a studio near the Botanical gardens at Antibes, and during this period his use of colour became furthermore intensified, gaining the... Read full biography
Jacques Lagrange. (1917-1995). The critic Waldemar George considered Lagrange as comparable only to Matisse in his magical use of colour. In 1954 Lagrange had set up a studio near the Botanical gardens at Antibes, and during this period his use of colour became furthermore intensified, gaining the artist a reputation as the “architect of light”, and receiving international acclaim, his work having already been acquired by several modern art museums. Jacques Lagrange had developed his passion... Read full biography
Jacques Lagrange. (1917-1995). The critic Waldemar George considered Lagrange as comparable only to Matisse in his magical use of colour. In 1954 Lagrange had set up a studio near the Botanical gardens at Antibes, and during this period his use of colour became furthermore intensified, gaining the artist a reputation as the “architect of light”, and receiving international acclaim, his work having already been acquired by several modern art museums. Jacques Lagrange had developed his passion for painting at an early age, the son of an architect, and nephew of a painter. In 1933 he attended the École Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs*, and the following year transferred to the École des Beaux Arts*, where he studied under Fernand... Read full biography
Jacques Lagrange. (1917-1995). The critic Waldemar George considered Lagrange as comparable only to Matisse in his magical use of colour. In 1954 Lagrange had set up a studio near the Botanical gardens at Antibes, and during this period his use of colour became furthermore intensified, gaining the artist a reputation as the “architect of light”, and receiving international acclaim, his work having already been acquired by several modern art museums. Jacques Lagrange had developed his passion for painting at an early age, the son of an architect, and nephew of a painter. In 1933 he attended the École Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs*, and the following year transferred to the École des Beaux Arts*, where he studied under Fernand Sabate and Lucien Penar. Working from the attic in his family home which Lagrange had converted into a studio... Read full biography
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Jacques Lagrange
(1917-1995)
The critic Waldemar George considered Lagrange as comparable only to Matisse in his magical use of colour. In 1954 Lagrange had set up a studio near the Botanical gardens at Antibes, and during this period his use of colour became furthermore intensified, gaining the artist a reputation as the “architect of light”, and receiving international acclaim, his work having already been acquired by several modern art museums.
Jacques Lagrange had developed his passion for painting at an early age, the son of an architect, and nephew of a painter. In 1933 he attended the École Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs*, and the following year transferred to the École des Bea...But wait, there's more...
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