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基本説明
Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) is an emblematic figure of Orientalism. The son of cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle, he trained at the École régionale des beaux-arts in Nancy, then at the Académie Julian in Paris.
From 1908, Majorelle travelled to Spain, Egypt and Italy before settling in Morocco in 1917. There he developed a singular chromatic language that gave him an uninfluenced place among his contemporaries.
Landscapes, souk scenes, portraits, he creates, in Marrakech, where he lived, as well as in the rest of Morocco and on his many trips to Sudan, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire, a substantial corpus of over 1,000 works, paintings, watercolours, drawings and illustrations in which light, colour and a certain view of the exotic play a decisive role.
This enlarged, richly illustrated new edition looks back at the artist's career. All the works are presented, accompanied by biographical and bibliographical notes.
Full Description
Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) is an emblematic figure of Orientalism. The son of the cabinet-maker Louis Majorelle, he trained at the École nationale des Beaux-arts appliqués of Nancy then in Paris, at the Académie Julian.
Majorelle travelled through Spain, Egypt and Italy, starting from 1908. In 1917 he moved to Morocco. There, he developed a singular chromatic language which gave him a place divested of all influences among his contemporaries.
Landscapes, bazaar scenes, and portraits, he based his art around the city of Marrakech where he lived, as well as across the rest of Morocco. He gathered inspiration from his many trips to Sudan, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire, amassing a considerable oeuvre of over 1,000 works in which light, colour and a certain viewpoint on exoticism played a decisive role.
Contents
Forewords—8
Francois Chomel, Serge Majorelle, Michel Hamann-Pidancet
Introduction—12
Félix Marcilhac
Formative years—14
France—16
Spain—24
Italy—28
Egypt—34
Morocco—48
The first years—50
A painter's journal—70
Settling in Morocco—84
Marrakech, the red city—92
Exhibition: L'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (1925)—114
Exhibition: L'Exposition Coloniale in Paris (1931)—134
Nudes—136
Casablanca Town Hall—154
Mixed media—158
Journeys in Africa—168
Ivory Coast, Guinea,
Senegal, French Sudan (1945-1952)—170
The last years—184
Jacques Majorelle,
painter of Marrakech—186
Catalogue of work—200
Chronology—339
Bibliographical references—344
Index —348
