Michel Delacroix " Chateau de Cheverny " Original Lithograph S/N

Description: BIO: Michel Delacroix (1933- ) French painter Michel Delacroix was born in Paris, France, a place that is truly the epicenter of his artistic inspiration. After studying at the Ecole de Beaux Arts and the Lycee Louis-le-Grand, Delacroix took a hiatus from his formal education to work with the famous French actor Marcel Marceau and experiment with set design while exploring his native city. “I walked endlessly from district to district, inspecting every corner and absorbing all the nuances accumulating an endless store of impressions to draw upon for my paintings.” An acclaimed master of the Naïf tradition, Delacroix has devoted over five decades to recreating what he calls, “the poetic past…the Paris of then.” His work encapsulates the timelessness of an old Paris—with horse drawn carriages, gas-lit lamps, hot air balloons, and bustling streets. It is a dream-like place that interweaves the vibrancy, romance and nostalgia of La Belle Epoch with his own memories of the quiet, darker Paris where he grew up in the 1940’s during the German occupation. Delacroix permeates each piece with intricacies and history as he evokes the ideals of past eras. Delacroix's work has captivated private collectors, museums and art lovers around the world, earning him both international acclaim and numerous awards. He has been featured in over 275 solo exhibitions in the United States alone—from New York City, Boston, and Washington D.C., to Los Angeles, Carmel, Denver, Seattle, and San Francisco. Abroad, his work has been exhibited in France, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, England, Japan, and forms part of the permanent collections of the Musee International d'Art Naïf and the Foundation Max Fourny in Paris, as well as countless private collections worldwide. Lublin Graphics, Inc. has had the distinction of publishing Delacroix's work in lithography for over twenty-five years. Between Blois and Chambord in the Loire Valley region of France is the quaint village of Cheverny, home of one of the most well preserved castles in all of France. Construction of the Chateau de Cheverny began around 1500, and was finished in 1604, and the main façade of the castle is made entirely of stone ‘Bourré’, which hardens and becomes whiter with the passing of centuries. The Chateau itself is set upon an ocean of green acreage and surrounded by an English-style park, filled with giant redwoods, cedar and lime trees that are over 200 years old. In Delacroix’s portrait of the castle, he pays homage to the brilliant classical and Renaissance architecture of the building, as well as the apprentice’s garden of meticulously trimmed hedges that line the front of the property. He offsets the landscape with brightly colored carriage wheels and regal horses taking visitors to and from the grand estate

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