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Roger Nivelt BIOGRAPHY
1899 - 1962. Known for: Orientalist and Africanist paintings, portraits, watercolor on Japanese paper.
Roger Nivelt was a renowned Orientalist and Africanist painter who received prestigious awards for his work, including the gold medal at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris in 1931 and... Read full biography
Roger Nivelt was a renowned Orientalist and Africanist painter who received prestigious awards for his work, including the gold medal at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris in 1931 and the Abd-el-Tif prize in 1934. He traveled extensively through regions like Sud-Oranais and the... Read full biography
Roger Nivelt was a renowned Orientalist and Africanist painter who received prestigious awards for his work, including the gold medal at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris in 1931 and the Abd-el-Tif prize in 1934. He traveled extensively through regions like Sud-Oranais and the Hoggar, capturing scenes and portraits with great finesse on Japanese paper enhanced with watercolor. One of his notable portraits is of a young Targuia woman, which was acquired by Paul Jouve. Works by... Read full biography
Roger Nivelt was a renowned Orientalist and Africanist painter who received prestigious awards for his work, including the gold medal at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris in 1931 and the Abd-el-Tif prize in 1934. He traveled extensively through regions like Sud-Oranais and the Hoggar, capturing scenes and portraits with great finesse on Japanese paper enhanced with watercolor. One of his notable portraits is of a young Targuia woman, which was acquired by Paul Jouve. Works by Roger Nivelt can be found in museums such as the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, as well as in museums in Algiers, Brussels, Douai, and Noyer-sur-Serein.... Read full biography
Roger Nivelt was a renowned Orientalist and Africanist painter who received prestigious awards for his work, including the gold medal at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris in 1931 and the Abd-el-Tif prize in 1934. He traveled extensively through regions like Sud-Oranais and the Hoggar, capturing scenes and portraits with great finesse on Japanese paper enhanced with watercolor. One of his notable portraits is of a young Targuia woman, which was acquired by Paul Jouve. Works by Roger Nivelt can be found in museums such as the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, as well as in museums in Algiers, Brussels, Douai, and Noyer-sur-Serein.
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Roger Nivelt was a renowned Orientalist and Africanist painter who received prestigious awards for his work, including the gold medal at the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris in 1931 and the Abd-el-Tif prize in 1934. He traveled extensively through regions like Sud-Oranais and the Hoggar, capturing scenes and portraits with great finesse on Japanese paper enhanced with watercolor. One of his notable portraits is of a young Targuia woman, which was acquired by Paul Jouve. Works by Roger Nivelt can be found in museums such as the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, as well as in museums in Algiers, Brussels, Douai, and Noyer-sur-Serein.Biography from Lynda Trouvé
Roger Nivelt is an orientalist painter and sculptor. A pupil of Jean-Paul Laurens at the Académie Julian, he won the prize for French West Africa in 1926 (which allowed him to stay there for a year) then the Abd-el-Tif prize in 1934.