André Favory (1889-1937) - Ajaccio
\Artist: André Favory (1889-1937)
Technique: Oil on canvas\Signature: Hand signed\Dimensions: 39_61_0_cm
Very nice Mediterranean view (Ajaccio, 1925) . A student of the Académie Julian, and strongly influenced by Paul Cézanne, Favory painted in a cubist style during the early years of his career [2] . In 1914, mobilized, he left for WWI. When he exhibited again in 1919, the experience of the trenches profoundly changed his conception of art. He then moved away from the Cubist movement, which he considered too intellectual, to get closer to the carnal aspects of nature and life. He made frequent trips to Belgium to study the work of Rubens, who had a decisive influence on him. Having become a master of colour and movement, Favory now paints landscapes in warm tones, voluptuous nudes and very sensual female portraits. He exhibited regularly in the great Salons (Salon d'Automne in 1921-1923, Salon des Tuileries in 1923-1924, etc.) . During the 1920s, Favory's works were exhibited in numerous galleries in Paris, Brussels, as well as in London, Amsterdam, New York and Tokyo. For critics as influential as Louis Vauxcelles, he is a major artist of his generation. At the same time, he worked as an illustrator for works such as "Les Poèmes de l'humour triste" by Jules Supervielle (1919) , a re-edition of "L'Éducation sentimentale" by Gustave Flaubert (1924) , "Ouvert la nuit" by Paul Morand (1924) , "Le Jeu de la Madame Malade" by Maurice Beaubourg (1926) , and "Drogues et peintures", an album of contemporary works of art by François Quelvée (not dated) . Suffering from a serious and disabling illness, he had to stop painting in the early 1930s, and died in 1937.
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\Artist: André Favory (1889-1937)
Technique: Oil on canvas\Signature: Hand signed\Dimensions: 39_61_0_cm
Very nice Mediterranean view (Ajaccio, 1925) . A student of the Académie Julian, and strongly influenced by Paul Cézanne, Favory painted in a cubist style during the early years of his career [2] . In 1914, mobilized, he left for WWI. When he exhibited again in 1919, the experience of the trenches profoundly changed his conception of art. He then moved away from the Cubist movement, which he considered too intellectual, to get closer to the carnal aspects of nature and life. He made frequent trips to Belgium to study the work of Rubens, who had a decisive influence on him. Having become a master of colour and movement, Favory now paints landscapes in warm tones, voluptuous nudes and very sensual female portraits. He exhibited regularly in the great Salons (Salon d'Automne in 1921-1923, Salon des Tuileries in 1923-1924, etc.) . During the 1920s, Favory's works were exhibited in numerous galleries in Paris, Brussels, as well as in London, Amsterdam, New York and Tokyo. For critics as influential as Louis Vauxcelles, he is a major artist of his generation. At the same time, he worked as an illustrator for works such as "Les Poèmes de l'humour triste" by Jules Supervielle (1919) , a re-edition of "L'Éducation sentimentale" by Gustave Flaubert (1924) , "Ouvert la nuit" by Paul Morand (1924) , "Le Jeu de la Madame Malade" by Maurice Beaubourg (1926) , and "Drogues et peintures", an album of contemporary works of art by François Quelvée (not dated) . Suffering from a serious and disabling illness, he had to stop painting in the early 1930s, and died in 1937.
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