Maxime Maufra
Maxime Maufra ( born May 17, 1861 in Nantes, † May 23 1918 in Poncé -sur -le- Loir, France, actually Maximilien Louis Émile Maufra ) was a French Impressionist painter.
Life
Maufra began with 18 years of painting, inspired by two painters from Nantes, the brothers Leduc, Charles Leduc ( * 1831) and Alfred Leduc ( about 1850-1913 ). He devoted himself to painting at first but only temporarily, as he was a businessman and in 1884 painted at leisure in the years up to 1890. During this time he learned the Impressionist style of painting, and placed his work in 1886 in the Paris Salon.
In 1890 he became a professional painter who left Nantes and moved to Brittany, where he met Paul Gauguin and Paul Sérusier. When he returned from Brittany, he was the first resident of the studio building Bateau Lavoir in Paris, whose most famous resident was Pablo Picasso from 1904 to 1892. Maufra had in Paris in 1894 his first solo exhibition at Galerie Le Barc de Boutteville.
Work
Maufra cited in his paintings sometimes the pointillist Technique by Camille Pissarro and Alfred Sisley and also took over the strong colors of the powerful paintings of the school of Pont -Aven. However, he remained an independent artist who devoted his work to the beauty of nature. His works are represented in museums, such as the Musée d' Orsay, the Tate Gallery and the Art Institute of Chicago.
External links and sources
- Artcyclopedia.com: Maxime Maufra
- Artfact.com: Maxime Maufra