Maurice Boitel
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Maurice Boitel
Maurice Boitel (July 31, 1919 – August 11, 2007 in Audresselles
(Pas-de-Calais), was a French
painter
.
, Yves Brayer
, Jansem, Louis Vuillermoz, Pierre-Henry, Daniel du Janerand
, Gaston Sébire, Paul Collomb
, Jean Monneret, Jean Joyet
and Gaëtan de Rosnay
.
, Eure
département, in Normandy
, from a Picard
lawyer father, a member of the Saint Francis third order, and from a Paris
ian mother, of Burgundian ancestry. Until the age of twelve Maurice Boitel lived in Burgundy at Gevrey-Chambertin
. In this beautiful province his art reflected his major love of nature, and also the feeling of joie de vivre
expressed in his works. He began drawing at the age of five.
and of Amiens
, cities where his parents lived for a few years. Then his family came back to Burgundy, to Nuits-Saint-Georges
. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Dijon
before fighting in a mountain light infantry platoon at the beginning of World War II
.
He successfully sat the competitive examination to enter the National Academy of Fine Arts École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
(Paris
). In 1942 and 1943, during the most difficult period of the German occupation, in his studio located in the center of Paris
he hid Jewish refugees, among them the journalist Henry Jelinek.
A great number of his paintings from between 1942 and 1946 were bought by a British
collector and are still in London
.
He was the guest of honor in several exhibitions of painting like: Rosny-sous-Bois
(1980), Blois (1983), Wimereux
(1984), Villeneuve-le-Roi (1984), Yvetot (1986), Alfortville (1987), Bourges (1987), Saumur (1987), Metz (1991), Limoges (1992), Tours (1992).
Some of his works may be seen in museums of the following towns: Dijon
, St-Maur des fossés, Sceaux
, Valence
, Algiers, Constantine
, Béjaïa
in particular and also in the town council hall of Paris and in French embassies around the world.
Ceramics and frescoes (1953 and 1955):
Maurice Boitel painted single-handedly all the frescoes on the classroom walls. In order to make the ceramics himself, he had a kiln built in his own studio. These ceramic panels can be still gazed at in these schools of Paris close suburbs.
, Gabriel Deschamps, Louis Vuillermoz, Pierre-Henry, André Vignoles, Pierre Gaillardot, Rodolphe Caillaux, Jean-Pierre Alaux, Bernard Buffet
, André Hambourg, Emilio Grau Sala
, Jean Carzou
, Paul Collomb
and the two brothers Ramon and Antonio Pitxot.
Family links: Henri Corblin (Corblin Burton), Albert Besson
(Académie de Médecine
), Olivier Lazzarotti (université d'Amiens).
. From 1952 to 1965, it carries out very personal paintings: in its landscapes, very constructed, the objects are defined by black contours with some flat tints in the knife. During this period, he initially will paint close to his home in Paris and Saint-Mandé
and also the Cap Gris Nez
sober and dark paintings of storms, of boats on the beach, ruins of the war. He also paints characters: clowns, poultry stockbreeders, sailors and portraits. Then, from 1958 to 1965, he paints in Cadaqués
(Spain) every summer. It is always the same style, firmly framed, but where pass the light and the colors sharp of the Mediterranean (landscapes, navy, portraits, crowd on the beach).
From 1965, his work remains structured but he makes contours disappear: he also more uses the watercolour in particular in Nice
, in Italy and in Sancerrois. Each year, he goes close to the Cape Gris-Nez, in Audresselles
, or in Ambazac
, in the Limousin
. The Paris area, where he usually resides, also provided him many subjects (Montmartre, the Bois de Vincennes
, islands of the Seine river, the Marne, Guermantes and Conches-sur-Gondoire
). During the eighties, he tends to evoke an idealized reality.
Maurice Boitel (July 31, 1919 – August 11, 2007 in Audresselles
Audresselles
Audresselles is a commune south of Cape Gris Nez in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.The commune covers about 2000 acres of cultivated lands, two beaches, and seashore cliffs...
(Pas-de-Calais), was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.
Artistic life
Maurice Boitel belonged to the art movement called "La Jeune Peinture" ("Young Picture") of the School of Paris, with painters like Bernard BuffetBernard Buffet
Bernard Buffet was a French painter of Expressionism and Member of the Anti-Abstract Art Group "L'homme Témoin [the Witness-Man]".-Life and work:...
, Yves Brayer
Yves Brayer
Yves Brayer is a French painter known for his paintings of every-day life.He was born in Versailles and became prominent in the years between World War I and World War II...
, Jansem, Louis Vuillermoz, Pierre-Henry, Daniel du Janerand
Daniel du Janerand
Daniel du Janerand was a French painter artistborn in the "Marais", center of Paris, on 18 July 1919.-Artistic life:*École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris;*Member founder of the Salon "Comparaisons";...
, Gaston Sébire, Paul Collomb
Paul Collomb
Paul Collomb was a French painter. A native of Ain, he studied art in Paris before World War II. He won the Premier Second Grand Prix de Rome in 1950. Collomb's work has drawn comparisons to that of Maurice Boitel...
, Jean Monneret, Jean Joyet
Jean Joyet
Jean Joyet was a French painter of the School of Paris, born 21 June 1919 in Saint Victurnien and dead 14 April 1994.Married to Marcelle Deloron, painter too, he was linked to other painters of the "Young Picture of the School of Paris" and chiefly to Louis Vuillermoz, Jean-Pierre Alaux and Maurice...
and Gaëtan de Rosnay
Gaëtan de Rosnay
Gaëtan de Rosnay was a French painter born in Mauritius, He belonged to the art movement called "La Jeune Peinture" "young picture" of the School of Paris, with painters like Bernard Buffet, Yves Brayer, Louis Vuillermoz, Pierre-Henry, Daniel du Janerand, Maurice Boitel, Gaston Sébire, Paul...
.
A precocious vocation
Maurice Boitel was born in Tillières-sur-AvreTillières-sur-Avre
Tillières-sur-Avre is a commune of the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
département, in Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, from a Picard
Picardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
lawyer father, a member of the Saint Francis third order, and from a Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
ian mother, of Burgundian ancestry. Until the age of twelve Maurice Boitel lived in Burgundy at Gevrey-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department of France in the Bourgogne region in eastern France.It lies 15 km South of Dijon. This touristic, winemaking village is situated on the Route des Grands Crus in the Côte de Nuits...
. In this beautiful province his art reflected his major love of nature, and also the feeling of joie de vivre
Joie de vivre
Joie de vivre is a French phrase often used in English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life; an exultation of spirit. Joie de vivre"can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do… And joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy...
expressed in his works. He began drawing at the age of five.
Fine Arts studies
Maurice Boitel studied at the Fine Arts schools of Boulogne-sur-MerBoulogne-sur-Mer
-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
and of Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, cities where his parents lived for a few years. Then his family came back to Burgundy, to Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-Georges is a commune in the arrondissement of Beaune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It lies in the Burgundy region.-Wine:Nuits-Saint-Georges is the main town of the Côte de Nuits wine-producing area of Burgundy...
. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy of Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
before fighting in a mountain light infantry platoon at the beginning of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
He successfully sat the competitive examination to enter the National Academy of Fine Arts École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts is the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France.The École des Beaux-arts is made up of a vast complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Près,...
(Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
). In 1942 and 1943, during the most difficult period of the German occupation, in his studio located in the center of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
he hid Jewish refugees, among them the journalist Henry Jelinek.
A great number of his paintings from between 1942 and 1946 were bought by a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
collector and are still in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Exhibitions, awards and "Salons"
- In 1946, he received the Abd-el-Tif prizeAbd-el-Tif prizeThe Abd-el-Tif prize was an award for painter artists. Decreed on contest, it was created in 1907 under the impulse of Leonce Bénédite, conservative of the Museum of Luxembourg and Claude Jonnart, general governor of Algeria, in order to make it possible to young talented artists to remain one year...
which enabled him to remain for two years in AlgiersAlgiers' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
with Marie-Lucie, his wife, and his son. On his return from AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
he exhibited in Paris in the exhibitions of the Young Painters, Jeune Peinture, Independent Artists, Société des Artistes IndépendantsSociété des Artistes Indépendants—The Société des Artistes Indépendants formed in Paris in summer 1884 choosing the device "No jury nor awards" . Albert Dubois-Pillet, Odilon Redon, Georges Seurat and Paul Signac were among its founders...
, the Salon d'AutomneSalon d'AutomneIn 1903, the first Salon d'Automne was organized by Georges Rouault, André Derain, Henri Matisse, Angele Delasalle and Albert Marquet as a reaction to the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon...
, and after, in the Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l'eau (drawing and water painting), the Société des Artistes FrançaisSociété des artistes françaisThe Société des Artistes Français is the association of French painters and sculptors established in 1881. Its annual exhibition is called the Salon....
, Terre Latine (Latin land), the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and with Comparisons, Salon "Comparaisons" ; until 2004, he was a member of these two last Societies' Committees.
- In 1949 he presented an individual exhibition of his paintings of Algeria in the Gallery of the Elysée, rue du Faubourg Saint-HonoréRue du Faubourg Saint-HonoréThe rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is a street in Paris, France. Although relatively narrow and nondescript , it is cited as being one of the most fashionable streets in the world, thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house...
(Paris), at that time the center of the European art trade. - In 1951, new individual exhibition in this same gallery; he also took part in a group exhibition in the Suillerot Gallery and topic exhibition, chaired by the producer Jacques Hébertot, within the framework of the Association of the Amateurs of painting.
- In 1958, he received the Robert Louis AntralRobert Louis AntralRobert Antral was a French painter and printmaker, mainly of etchings. He won the Prix Blumenthal in 1926 and the Croix de guerre for his bravery in World War I.-Museum:...
award from the Town of Paris, and he had simultaneously an individual exhibition in the Modern Art Museum of the Town of Paris (Palais de Chaillot) and in the Gallery Rene Drouet, rue du Faubourg Saint-HonoréRue du Faubourg Saint-HonoréThe rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is a street in Paris, France. Although relatively narrow and nondescript , it is cited as being one of the most fashionable streets in the world, thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house...
(ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), where he presented biennial individual exhibitions during twenty years. - In 1959, he won the Winsor & NewtonWinsor & NewtonWinsor & Newton manufactures a wide variety of fine art products including: oils, alkyds, watercolours, acrylics, pastels, brushes, canvases, papers, portfolios, and distributes the Derwent pencil sets.-History:...
(Paris-London) award;
- During the fifties, he was commissioned to decorate two educational state establishments: in Montreuil-sous-BoisMontreuil, Seine-Saint-DenisMontreuil is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is the third most populous suburb of Paris...
(Seine-Saint-DenisSeine-Saint-Denis- Culture :A number of hip hop artists come from the Seine-Saint-Denis, including one of the first major hip-hop groups in France, NTM, as well as Lord Kossity, or more recent acts such as Tandem or Sefyu.- Miscellaneous topics :...
county ) and in MontgeronMontgeronMontgeron is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Montgeron are known as Montgeronnais.-Transport:Montgeron is served by Montgeron – Crosne station on Paris RER line D....
(EssonneEssonneEssonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
county). - In 1963, the Puvis de ChavannesPierre Puvis de ChavannesPierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter, who became the president and co-founder of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and whose work influenced many other artists.-Life:...
award, decreed by the National Society of Fine Arts, enabled him to exhibit all of his works at the Museum of Modern art of Paris. - In 1966, he received the Francis Smith award which offers a stay in Portugal (Peniche, Óbidos).
- In 1968, he received the French Artists Gold Medal and the Academy of Fine Arts decrees the Bastien Lepage Prize to him.
- In 1980, the Institute of FranceInstitut de FranceThe Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...
gave him the Dumas-Milliers award. - Different other awards come to crown his career of painter, among which the Grand-Prix (Great award) of the General Council of Seine-et-MarneSeine-et-MarneSeine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
(1974), the Prize Roger Deverin watercolour decided by the Taylor Foundation (1984). - Individual exhibitions, in the museums of the following towns: Boulogne-sur-MerBoulogne-sur-Mer-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
in 1976, Saint-Maur-des-FossésSaint-Maur-des-FossésSaint-Maur-des-Fossés is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.7 km. from the center of Paris.-The abbey:...
in 1977, MontbardMontbardMontbard is a commune and subprefecture of the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region in eastern France.Montbard is a small industrial town on the river Brenne. The Forges de Buffon, ironworks established by Buffon, are located in the nearby village of Buffon...
in 1982, Montreuil-sur-Mer in 1993, enabled him to present in several rooms, of the retrospectives with large tables where appear of the compositions as well as landscapes of France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Holland, etc.
- In 1990, the Salon d'Automne of Paris voted him a homage in three halls of the Grand PalaisGrand PalaisThis article contains material abridged and translated from the French and Spanish Wikipedia.The Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais , is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France...
of Paris. - In 1999, President Jean Monneret and the Committee of the Salon des Indépendants of Paris invited him to present a retrospective of his works.
- In 2003, the members of the National Society of Fine Arts (Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts) voted the Gold Medal to him.
- In 2007, the committee of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts created the title of Member of Honour which was given to Maurice Boitel, as one of the most famous painters of the Salon, still alive.
He was the guest of honor in several exhibitions of painting like: Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.It is the seat of the national centre of road information of the national gendarmerie.- Heraldry :-Transport:...
(1980), Blois (1983), Wimereux
Wimereux
Wimereux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Wimereux is a coastal town situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233 and the D940 roads, on the banks of the river Wimereux. The river Slack forms the northern boundary of...
(1984), Villeneuve-le-Roi (1984), Yvetot (1986), Alfortville (1987), Bourges (1987), Saumur (1987), Metz (1991), Limoges (1992), Tours (1992).
Locations of the paintings
Art connoisseurs from Great Britain, United States, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, Iran, Japan, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Mexico, etc., acquired many paintings, as well as the French State and the Town of Paris.Some of his works may be seen in museums of the following towns: Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
, St-Maur des fossés, Sceaux
Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine
Sceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Wealth:Sceaux is famous for the Château of Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring...
, Valence
Valence, Drôme
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
, Algiers, Constantine
Constantine, Algeria
Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river...
, Béjaïa
Béjaïa
Béjaïa, Vgaiet or Bejaya is a Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Under French rule, it was formerly known under various European names, such as Budschaja in German, Bugia in Italian, and Bougie...
in particular and also in the town council hall of Paris and in French embassies around the world.
Ceramics and frescoes (1953 and 1955):
- VoltaireVoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
school, in Montreuil-sous-BoisMontreuil, Seine-Saint-DenisMontreuil is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is the third most populous suburb of Paris...
(Seine-Saint-DenisSeine-Saint-Denis- Culture :A number of hip hop artists come from the Seine-Saint-Denis, including one of the first major hip-hop groups in France, NTM, as well as Lord Kossity, or more recent acts such as Tandem or Sefyu.- Miscellaneous topics :...
county ) - and Jean-Charles Gatinot school, in MontgeronMontgeronMontgeron is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Montgeron are known as Montgeronnais.-Transport:Montgeron is served by Montgeron – Crosne station on Paris RER line D....
(EssonneEssonneEssonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
county).
Maurice Boitel painted single-handedly all the frescoes on the classroom walls. In order to make the ceramics himself, he had a kiln built in his own studio. These ceramic panels can be still gazed at in these schools of Paris close suburbs.
Among his closest friends
were the painter artists Daniel du JanerandDaniel du Janerand
Daniel du Janerand was a French painter artistborn in the "Marais", center of Paris, on 18 July 1919.-Artistic life:*École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris;*Member founder of the Salon "Comparaisons";...
, Gabriel Deschamps, Louis Vuillermoz, Pierre-Henry, André Vignoles, Pierre Gaillardot, Rodolphe Caillaux, Jean-Pierre Alaux, Bernard Buffet
Bernard Buffet
Bernard Buffet was a French painter of Expressionism and Member of the Anti-Abstract Art Group "L'homme Témoin [the Witness-Man]".-Life and work:...
, André Hambourg, Emilio Grau Sala
Emilio Grau Sala
Emilio Grau Sala was a Catalan painter. He studied at the Fine Art Academy of Barcelona and came to France in 1932. He was a famous colorist and illustrator. In the French Salon "Comparaisons", he was a member of the group of Maurice Boitel.-External links:...
, Jean Carzou
Jean Carzou
Jean Carzou , born Garnik Zouloumian, was a French-Armenian artist. Jean arrived in Paris in 1924 to study architecture. He started working as a theater decorator but he then quickly realized he preferred drawing and painting...
, Paul Collomb
Paul Collomb
Paul Collomb was a French painter. A native of Ain, he studied art in Paris before World War II. He won the Premier Second Grand Prix de Rome in 1950. Collomb's work has drawn comparisons to that of Maurice Boitel...
and the two brothers Ramon and Antonio Pitxot.
Family links: Henri Corblin (Corblin Burton), Albert Besson
Albert Besson
Albert Besson was a French hygienist, physician and member of the French Academy of Medicine.-Biography:In 1916, as officer cadet, he was seriously injured at the fort Vaux, during the battle of Verdun, after saving wounded soldiers, and at first, was considered as dead *.On the way to recovery,...
(Académie de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine, or National Academy of Medicine was created in 1820 by king Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. At its inception, the institution was known as the Académie Royale de Médecine...
), Olivier Lazzarotti (université d'Amiens).
Work
The painter's evolution continues imperceptibly during all his life: up to 1946, year of his marriage, an expressive painting, very land, then of 1946 to 1952, a very coloured painting especially in AlgeriaAlgeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. From 1952 to 1965, it carries out very personal paintings: in its landscapes, very constructed, the objects are defined by black contours with some flat tints in the knife. During this period, he initially will paint close to his home in Paris and Saint-Mandé
Saint-Mandé
Saint-Mandé is a commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.-History:...
and also the Cap Gris Nez
Cap Gris Nez
Cap Gris Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France....
sober and dark paintings of storms, of boats on the beach, ruins of the war. He also paints characters: clowns, poultry stockbreeders, sailors and portraits. Then, from 1958 to 1965, he paints in Cadaqués
Cadaqués
Cadaqués is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is on a bay in the middle of the Cap de Creus peninsula, near Cap de Creus cape, on the Costa Brava of the Mediterranean...
(Spain) every summer. It is always the same style, firmly framed, but where pass the light and the colors sharp of the Mediterranean (landscapes, navy, portraits, crowd on the beach).
From 1965, his work remains structured but he makes contours disappear: he also more uses the watercolour in particular in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, in Italy and in Sancerrois. Each year, he goes close to the Cape Gris-Nez, in Audresselles
Audresselles
Audresselles is a commune south of Cape Gris Nez in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.The commune covers about 2000 acres of cultivated lands, two beaches, and seashore cliffs...
, or in Ambazac
Ambazac
Ambazac is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-Personalities:* Maurice Boitel, painter artist, he painted in Ambazac between 1947 et 1996;* Raymond de Sèze, barrister and member of the Académie française ;...
, in the Limousin
Limousin (région)
Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of...
. The Paris area, where he usually resides, also provided him many subjects (Montmartre, the Bois de Vincennes
Bois de Vincennes
The Bois de Vincennes is a park in the English landscape manner to the east of Paris. The park is named after the nearby town of Vincennes....
, islands of the Seine river, the Marne, Guermantes and Conches-sur-Gondoire
Conches-sur-Gondoire
Conches-sur-Gondoire is a commune on the Gondoire river in Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is roughly from Paris....
). During the eighties, he tends to evoke an idealized reality.
exhibitions
- 2011: exhibition in the museum of Nuits-Saint-GeorgesNuits-Saint-GeorgesNuits-Saint-Georges is a commune in the arrondissement of Beaune of the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It lies in the Burgundy region.-Wine:Nuits-Saint-Georges is the main town of the Côte de Nuits wine-producing area of Burgundy...
(capital of the wine of BurgundyBurgundy wineBurgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...
) from may to October 2011.
- 2010: exhibitions: 26 paintings of Maurice Boitel in the king-count hall of the castle-museum of Boulogne-sur-MerBoulogne-sur-Mer-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
with six paintings of his friends among whom Bernard BuffetBernard BuffetBernard Buffet was a French painter of Expressionism and Member of the Anti-Abstract Art Group "L'homme Témoin [the Witness-Man]".-Life and work:...
in May; 12 paintings in the Patio of the council hall of Saint-MandéSaint-MandéSaint-Mandé is a commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.-History:...
(surrounding of Paris) in September ; 2 paintings in the Grand PalaisGrand PalaisThis article contains material abridged and translated from the French and Spanish Wikipedia.The Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais , is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France...
de Paris in November; one painting in the Carrousel du LouvreCarrousel du LouvreThe Carousel du Louvre is an underground shopping mall in Paris, France. The name refers to two nearby sites, the Louvre museum and the Place du Carrousel...
(ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) in December, organized by the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts.
- 2009: Two exhibitions of some Maurice Boitel's paintings in 2009: From the 3d to the 9th November 2009: exhibition in à "Art en capital" in the Grand Palais de Paris: two of Maurice Boitel' works: a watercolor in the Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l'eau, & an oil on canvas representing a factory in Crossas (AmbazacAmbazacAmbazac is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-Personalities:* Maurice Boitel, painter artist, he painted in Ambazac between 1947 et 1996;* Raymond de Sèze, barrister and member of the Académie française ;...
, Limousin) in the hall dedicated to the members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Vernissage Tuesday November 3 from 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm (Avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008 Paris tel:01 44 13 17 17). From Thursday the 10th to Sunday the 13th of December 2009: Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in the Carrousel du LouvreCarrousel du LouvreThe Carousel du Louvre is an underground shopping mall in Paris, France. The name refers to two nearby sites, the Louvre museum and the Place du Carrousel...
(Musée du Louvre, 99 rue de Rivoli, Paris 1er), exhibition of an oil on canvas of Maurice Boitel painted in Conches-sur-GondoireConches-sur-GondoireConches-sur-Gondoire is a commune on the Gondoire river in Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is roughly from Paris....
(Seine-et-MarneSeine-et-MarneSeine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
): vernissage December 10 from 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm .