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Desvallieres, Georges, 1861-1950. Essay about decorative painting, [ca. 1905-1920].

Title: Essay about decorative painting, [ca. 1905-1920].

Incomplete draft of an essay about decorative painting signed by Georges Desvallières (n.d.). The author traces the evolution of the new current which succeeded l'Ecole de Nancy. He invokes the Salon d'automne which, under the impulse of Frantz Jourdain, led to the decorative "ensembles" of Villon, Mare, Süe and Follot, and to the success of the modern "mouvement décoratif." Desvallières considers that mural painting requires some changes in the attitude of the artist, whose role assumes a social dimension. His creation must work with the rest of the decoration and the destination of the room. He must collaborate with the architect and the decorator to create an harmonious environment.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.)

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Desvallieres, Georges, 1861-1950. Essay, 1945.

Title: Essay, 1945.

Written as an obituary of Maurice Denis, this essay treats the history of their professional relationship, especially collaborative work in the "ateliers d'art sacre" as painters of religious murals, as teachers, and as promoters of a Christian revival in art. Desvallieres also comments on Denis' style and aesthetic tenets.

ArchivalResource: 4 p.

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Le Sieutre, Maurice-Joseph, 1878-. Letters sent, 1904-1933.

Title: Letters sent, 1904-1933.

The majority of these 70 letters are addressed to Fernand Fleuret. Topics include Le Sieutre's journalistic experiences, his health, the ever-present problem of earning money, and the 1906 Cercle d'Art Moderne exhibit. Many letters convey Le Sieutre's greetings to Charles-Theophile Feret, a poet and mutual friend of Le Sieutre and Fleuret. Other figures mentioned include the artists Dupré, George Desvallières, Othon Friesz, and Adolphe van Bever, biographer of French poets. One letter is addressed to the painter and caricaturist Charles Léandre. The several letters to unidentified correspondents, including "Pink and White," may actually be to Fleuret.

ArchivalResource: 70 letters.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83371579 View