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Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) : catalogue of work

Majorelle, Jacques, 1886-1962, Marcilhac, Fâelix, writer of added text, Marcilhac, Amâelie, 1985- writer of added text, Musâee Yves Saint Laurent (Marrakech, Morocco), host institution

Overview

\"Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) is an emblematic figure of Orientalism. The son of the cabinet-maker Louis Majorelle, he trained at the Ecole nationale des Beaux-arts appliques of Nancy then in Paris, at the Academie Julian. Majorelle travelled through Spain, Egypt and Italy, starting from 1908. In 1917 he moved to Morocco. There, he developed a singular chromatic language which gave him a place divested of all influences among his contemporaries. Landscapes, bazaar scenes, and portraits, he based his art around the city of Marrakech where he lived, as well as across the rest of Morocco. He gathered inspiration from his many trips to Sudan, Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire, amassing a considerable oeuvre of over 1,000 works in which light, colour and a certain viewpoint on exoticism played a decisive role.\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Norma âeditions
• Subject: Majorelle, Jacques, 1886-1962 Exhibitions. / Orientalism in art Exhibitions. / Exoticism in art Exhibitions.
• ISBN: 9782376660095, 2376660092, 9782376660088, 2376660084

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
ND553.M283 A413 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE