Gabriel Paris: Seated Man in Paris Metro 54/ French Modern Expressionism Etching

Description: Gabriel Paris1924, Alès - 2000, Paris, France Man Sitting in Paris Metro, 1954 Original Hand-Signed Etching - Dated 1956 Artist Name: Gabriel Paris Title: Man sitting in Paris metro Signature Description: Hand-signed in pencil lower right, Signed with initials and dated "54" in the plate upper right Technique: Etching Plate Size: 12 x 9 cm / 4.72" x 3.54" inch Sheet Size: 20 x 14 cm / 7.87" x 5.51" inch Frame: Unframed Condition: Very good condition Artist's Biography: Gabriel Paris (French, 1924, Alès - 2000, Paris, France) Gabriel Paris, painter and graphic artist, was born in 1924 in Alès, France. Though he came from a military family, Paris showed an early interest in the arts, including poetry, theater set design, and painting and printmaking. He studied architecture at the Beaux-Arts in Paris before enrolling in advanced classes at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques in Paris. There, at age twenty-five, he graduated with a degree in set design. Paris continued to produce paintings and prints on his own time. He collaborated with artist Mario Avati, fellow printmaker and painter, to create "la jeune estampe" in the 1950s, among other projects. In 1968 he quit the theater set design business, uninterested in competing with the popularity of television, and during the following three years he exhibited at the Gallery Le Soleil Dans la Tête in Paris, with Bernard Rancillac. He also participated at the most important art fairs of the time: Autumn, Comparaisons, Mai, Independent Fair, and Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui. Paris’ love of the written word remained an aspect of his fine art, and as time went by he began to focus more on incorporating typography into his pieces. From 1961 on he designed children’s book in his Parisian studio. He began to abandon the more contemporary bent of the art world and focused more on his influences: Seurat, Bonnard, Desnoyer; stylistically, he was drawn to Surrealism and Impressionism. These influences were incorporated into his alphabets and the works that focused on typography and his works that illustrated the writings of Queneau, Mallarme, and others.1968 proved to be a particularly productive time for the artist. He exhibited many of his literary-inspired works in at various prestigious bookshops, such as Fischbacher Gallery, and began an ambitious poster project with the student protestors in Paris, a series of images that reflected the tumultuousness of the times for both Paris and the world. It wasn’t long after the poster project that he abandoned the financial security of his design job to dedicate himself exclusively to pursuing visual arts. Though this often left him on a slim budget, the artist was nonetheless as prolific as ever. By the of his life, Gabriel Paris had accumulated an extraordinary body of work, including 1800 engravings, a dozen artist’s books, and almost fifty paintings.Gabriel Paris died in Paris in 2000. Gabriel Paris, né à Alès le 25 mai 1924 et mort à Paris (18e arrondissement) le 31 janvier 2000, est un artiste peintre et décorateur de cinéma français. Biographie Après des études d’architecture à l'École des beaux-arts de Paris, il entre sur concours à l'Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques. Diplômé en 1949, architecte décorateur, il est d’abord assistant décorateur de Pimenof, Alexandre Trauner et Max Douy, puis, à partir de 1961, décorateur pour la télévision et pour le cinéma. Il est notamment chef-décorateur de la série télévisée Vidocq et assistant-décorateur du film Du rififi chez les hommes (1954). Il travaille également sous la direction de Raymond Gabutti notamment pour la série télévisée Belle et Sébastien.À partir de 1950, il se consacre à la peinture parallèlement à son activité de décorateur, jusqu’en 1968 où il s’engage dans les événements de mai à Paris. Par la suite, il se consacre exclusivement à son œuvre, partageant son temps entre son atelier de Paris dans la cité Montmartre-aux-artistes et son « Atelier de l’Olivette » à Lodève dans l'Hérault, installé dans une ancienne usine. Œuvre Fondateur de la « Jeune Estampe » avec Krol, Mario Avati, Siméon, il subit d’abord l’influence du surréalisme, puis du peintre Seurat et enfin de l’expressionnisme. Selon Robert Aries, « sa peinture est dans l’esprit des peintres de tradition française: François Desnoyer, Charles Lapicque et Édouard Pignon ».Dessins, peintures et gouaches témoignent de sa présence dans le siècle et évoluent avec lui. Éditeur de nombreuses lithographies et sérigraphies, il traite tout le long de sa vie de nombreux thèmes de la société de l’époque, faisant de lui un peintre engagé tout en continuant à peindre sur toiles paysages hauts en couleur, ports et natures mortes. Selon Jean-Jacques Lévêque, historien d'art « On est là dans l'héritage du fauvisme, de l'expressionnisme, un peintre d'accent, de verve et de saveur… » Également poète, fasciné par les enluminures du Moyen Âge, il se passionne pour la calligraphie et réalise des livres d’art à compte d’auteur. Il illustre ainsi, à partir de 1961, les textes de ses amis poètes (René Witold, Olivier Kerneis); les poèmes Exercices de style puis Il pleut (en 1978) de Raymond Queneau, de Stéphane Mallarmé (Les Fleurs), des poèmes médiévaux (Curieux Temps d’Aimer), et un ouvrage grand format sur la tauromachie (1965-1967) comportant lithographies, linogravures, eaux fortes et burins sur des textes de Michel Leiris. Gabriel Paris, born in Alès on May 25, 1924 and died in Paris (18th arrondissement) on January 31, 2000, is a French painter and film decorator.BiographyAfter studying architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he entered the Institut des Hautes Études Cographiques by competitive examination. Graduated in 1949, architect decorator, he was first assistant decorator for Pimenof, Alexandre Trauner and Max Douy, then, from 1961, decorator for television and cinema. He was chief designer of the television series Vidocq and assistant designer of the film Du rififi chez les hommes (1954). He also works under the direction of Raymond Gabutti, notably for the television series Belle et Sébastien.From 1950, he devoted himself to painting in parallel with his activity as a decorator, until 1968 when he became involved in the May events in Paris. Thereafter, he devoted himself exclusively to his work, dividing his time between his Paris studio in the city of Montmartre-aux-artistes and his "Atelier de l'Olivette" in Lodeve in the Hérault, installed in a former factory.WorkFounder of the "Jeune Estampe" with Krol, Mario Avati, Siméon, he was first influenced by surrealism, then by the painter Seurat and finally by expressionism. According to Robert Aries, "his painting is in the spirit of painters of French tradition: François Desnoyer, Charles Lapicque and Édouard Pignon". Drawings, paintings and gouaches testify to his presence in the century and evolve with him. Publisher of many lithographs and serigraphs, he dealt throughout his life with many themes of the society of the time, making him a committed painter while continuing to paint on canvas colorful landscapes, ports and still lifes. According to Jean-Jacques Lévêque, art historian "We are there in the heritage of Fauvism, Expressionism, a painter of accent, verve and flavor..." Also a poet, fascinated by the illuminations of the Middle Ages, he is passionate about calligraphy and produces art books on his own. He thus illustrated, from 1961, the texts of his poet friends (René Witold, Olivier Kerneis); the poems Exercises in style then it rains (in 1978) by Raymond Queneau, Stéphane Mallarmé (Les Fleurs), medieval poems (Curieux Temps d'Aimer), and a large-format book on bullfighting (1965-1967) including lithographs, linocuts, etchings and burins on texts by Michel Leiris. Payment Methods: PayPal, Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard), Bank Cheque. If you wish to send a personal cheque, please note that the item will not be shipped until the cheque clears. 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