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1904 - 1988. Known for: Painting.
Gaston-Louis Roux trained at the Académie Ranson under Maurice Denis, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Paul Sérusier, and Édouard Vuillard. He worked as Raoul Dufy’s assistant set designer from 1922. In 1927,... Read full biography
Gaston-Louis Roux trained at the Académie Ranson under Maurice Denis, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Paul Sérusier, and Édouard Vuillard. He worked as Raoul Dufy’s assistant set designer from 1922. In 1927, through André Masson, he met Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler, who offered him an exclusive contract at Galerie... Read full biography
Gaston-Louis Roux trained at the Académie Ranson under Maurice Denis, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Paul Sérusier, and Édouard Vuillard. He worked as Raoul Dufy’s assistant set designer from 1922. In 1927, through André Masson, he met Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler, who offered him an exclusive contract at Galerie Simon. His first solo exhibition was held there in 1929, with a preface by Roger Vitrac. The economic crisis later forced the gallery to halt purchases, and in 1933 Kahnweiler informed him he could no... Read full biography
Gaston-Louis Roux trained at the Académie Ranson under Maurice Denis, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Paul Sérusier, and Édouard Vuillard. He worked as Raoul Dufy’s assistant set designer from 1922. In 1927, through André Masson, he met Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler, who offered him an exclusive contract at Galerie Simon. His first solo exhibition was held there in 1929, with a preface by Roger Vitrac. The economic crisis later forced the gallery to halt purchases, and in 1933 Kahnweiler informed him he could no longer acquire works. In 1947, Galerie Louise Leiris (formerly Galerie Simon) dedicated a new exhibition to him, with a preface by Georges Bataille. Roux described his practice as marked by difficulty and torment, noting that paintings that appear... Read full biography
Gaston-Louis Roux trained at the Académie Ranson under Maurice Denis, Ker-Xavier Roussel, Paul Sérusier, and Édouard Vuillard. He worked as Raoul Dufy’s assistant set designer from 1922. In 1927, through André Masson, he met Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler, who offered him an exclusive contract at Galerie Simon. His first solo exhibition was held there in 1929, with a preface by Roger Vitrac. The economic crisis later forced the gallery to halt purchases, and in 1933 Kahnweiler informed him he could no longer acquire works. In 1947, Galerie Louise Leiris (formerly Galerie Simon) dedicated a new exhibition to him, with a preface by Georges Bataille. Roux described his practice as marked by difficulty and torment, noting that paintings that appear “happy” often caused him the greatest struggle.
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