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Michel Delacroix
Famous the world over for his masterful preservation of the naïf style, Michel Delacroix (born in Paris in 1933) has earned his reputation as one of the most beloved artists in the world today. A self-styled "painter of dreams and of the poetic past," Delacroix has devoted five decades to painting a city he calls "the Paris of then," the magical place where he was born, where he spent his boyhood, and where he continues to find inspiration to this day.
These works are renowned for their graceful balance of the earthy and the urban, the cosmic and the ordinary, they have
captivated private collectors, museums and ordinary people alike throughout the world, earning the artist both universal praise
and numerous awards.
In the U.S. alone, Delacroix's work has been featured in over 300 solo exhibitions, from New York City, Boston, and Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, Carmel, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco. Abroad, Michel's work has been exhibited in France, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, England, and Japan. It forms part of the permanent collections of the Musee International d'Art Naïf and the Foundation Max Fournay in Paris, and of private collections around the globe.
In 1994, Michel Delacroix was named an Official Artist of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and commissioned to celebrate the 1996 Games in an oil painting. Titled "Atlanta 1886-1996", Delacroix's stunning work was used to create an Official Poster for the 1996 Games and a special limited edition.
In 1994, Delacroix was also honored by the U.S. Olympic Committee, which selected him to serve as an Official Artist and commissioned him to mark the one-hundredth anniversary of the modern Olympic Games in a painting titled "1896 Olympic". In 1995, Delacroix became the Official Artist of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games.
*Some images displayed below may be available as limited addition serigraphs. Prices range from US$1800 - US$4800 on paper or canvas plus packing and shipping. Sizes vary. To enquire please email: debandglen@therivergarden.info
Copyright Michel Delacriox, 2008. All rights reserved. |
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Fete foraine de la Place de Vosges
(Fun Fair, Place des Vosges)
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Les Bouquinistes
(The Second-hand Booksellers) |
Les Grands Boulevards la Nuit
(The Grand Boulevards at Night) |
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La Canotier
(The Boater) |
La Traviata
(The Traviata) |
Noel! Noel!
(Christmas! Christmas!) |
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Montecristo
(Montecristo - Cigars of the Arts) |
Le Coeur de Paris
(The Heart of Paris) |
La Vie en Rose
(Sweet Life) |
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