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1895 Vallée de Joux - 1980 Geneva. Known for: Figure, landscape, genre painting.
Henri Meylan, born in 1895 in the Vallée de Joux, began to draw at a young age, but he become a notary and studied law in Lausanne. In the army, he lost his sense of hearing in 1916 as a result of a... Read full biography
Henri Meylan, born in 1895 in the Vallée de Joux, began to draw at a young age, but he become a notary and studied law in Lausanne. In the army, he lost his sense of hearing in 1916 as a result of a shell explosion. This disability had a negative effect on his social life and artistic-social... Read full biography
Henri Meylan, born in 1895 in the Vallée de Joux, began to draw at a young age, but he become a notary and studied law in Lausanne. In the army, he lost his sense of hearing in 1916 as a result of a shell explosion. This disability had a negative effect on his social life and artistic-social structure, but also, on the other hand, promoted his creativity. From 1918 Henry Meylan studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva and, two years later, successfully exhibited at the Musée Arlaud in... Read full biography
Henri Meylan, born in 1895 in the Vallée de Joux, began to draw at a young age, but he become a notary and studied law in Lausanne. In the army, he lost his sense of hearing in 1916 as a result of a shell explosion. This disability had a negative effect on his social life and artistic-social structure, but also, on the other hand, promoted his creativity. From 1918 Henry Meylan studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva and, two years later, successfully exhibited at the Musée Arlaud in Lausanne. This was followed by stays, exhibitions and awards at home and abroad. During the Second World War, Henry Meylan became official military painter of the Swiss Army. In this context, numerous works were created, which are now kept in the... Read full biography
Henri Meylan, born in 1895 in the Vallée de Joux, began to draw at a young age, but he become a notary and studied law in Lausanne. In the army, he lost his sense of hearing in 1916 as a result of a shell explosion. This disability had a negative effect on his social life and artistic-social structure, but also, on the other hand, promoted his creativity. From 1918 Henry Meylan studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva and, two years later, successfully exhibited at the Musée Arlaud in Lausanne. This was followed by stays, exhibitions and awards at home and abroad. During the Second World War, Henry Meylan became official military painter of the Swiss Army. In this context, numerous works were created, which are now kept in the so-called Fonds Henry Meylan in the Vaudois Military Museum in Morges.
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