Guy de Montlaur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Guy de Montlaur

French painter

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1918

Place of Birth: Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1977

Profession: military personnel, painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Guy de Montlaur

  • Guy Joseph Marie de Villardi comte de Montlaur (9 September 1918, Biarritz — 10 August 1977, Garches) was a French painter from the Languedoc family of Montlaur.He was a resistance fighter in WW2, he landed in Normandy on 6 June 1944 with the 1er BFMC troops (aka "Kieffer Commandos"), he participated in the Battle of Normandy and landed again in Holland on 1 November 1944.Montlaur's paintings were influenced by the great classical works such as those by Paolo Uccello, Ingres, Delacroix and later Kandinsky.
  • One can define four styles characterising the evolution of Montlaur's work: cubism immediately post-war, geometric abstraction from 1949, abstract expressionism from 1955 and finally lyrical abstraction around 1960, once he had achieved the summit of his art and technique.
  • His work was often mystical, sometimes religious, and was marked by the terrible memories of his wartime experiences.

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