Born on 16th December 1896 in Pau, died on 8th December 1943 in Pau. Stаrted to exbibit at the Sаlon of French Artist in 1913. Joined the French army as a volunteer and served in Champagne, Loire and Macedonia. In 1919 he won a war medal for bravery and gratitude for his military service with the Serbian army and the orient. In 1919 he returns to Paris where he attended the Juliard Academy and studying art from the painter William Laparra. He gets admitted at the prestigious Fine Art Academy in Paris is 1920wherе he learns from the painter Paul Albert Laurens. He started winning school and national prizes in 1921 and 1924 and the crown of his career was wining the prestigious Prix of Rome in 1924, with his well known work “Jesus with Mary and Martha”. From 1925 he moves to Italy. Until the end of his life, he continues to make symbolic paintings where he mixes religious topics with historical events and daily life.
A testament of his war service in Macedonian front is the painting titled “Memoires to the dead of 1914-1918” which is one of the finest examples of French symbolism.
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A good item for your own Macedonian collection
Here is one tip for everyone who wants to start his own collection of Macedonia-related art and photographs from the period 1850-1950: a German book