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Post-Modern artist Bernard Lorjou was born on September 9th, 1908 to an extremely poor family in the Loir et Cher department of France. In 1924, at the age of 13, Lorjou left his home for Paris, the city where he would earn his reputation as one of the most powerful political artists of his time, famous for his expressionist, figurative style and vibrant colors.
He arrived in Paris penniless and was quickly evicted from his time room on rue Raspail and was forced to sleep at the Orsay train station. At this time he was working without pay as an errand boy for a printing company. In 1924, Lorjou was hired by silk producer Ducharne in Montmartre where he was employed as a fabric designer. He gained great success in the silk business and his patterns were worn by some of the world's most famous women.
In 1931, Lorjou traveled to Spain and visited the Prado Museum where he was exposed to expressionists such as Goya, El Greco, and Velàsquez, inspiring him to paint. By 1934, Lorjou had set up an artist's studio in Montmartre with his partner Yvonne Mottet, also a painter.
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Bernard Lorjou
French painter
Bernard Lorjou (9 September 1908 – 26 January 1986) was a French painter of Expressionism and a founding member of the anti-abstract art Group "L'homme Témoin".
Bernard Lorjou | |
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| Born | 9 September 1908 Blois, France |
| Died | 26 January 1986 (1986-01-27) (aged 77) Saint-Denis-sur-Loire, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture |
| Notable work | The Wildcat Hunt (1948) The Atomic Age (1949) The Massacres of Rambouillet (1957) |
| Movement | Expressionism, Homme Temoin |
| Awards | Prix de la Critique, 1948 First Prize at the Venice Biennial, 1952 |
Early life
[edit]Lorjou was born in Blois, in the Loir-et-Cher department of France, in 1908, the youngest of 3 children.[1] Born to an impoverished family just before World War I, Lorjou was to receive the bulk of his education, as he put it, "in the streets." At the age of 13, with his desire to learn to paint, he left his home for Paris. There, Lorjou lived through early years of hardship and often found himself sleeping in metros and the Gare d'Orsay[1] while working without pay as an errand boy for a printing house.
He eventually found a position as a designer at the silk house Ducharne where