Jacques Majorelle (1886-1962) is an emblematic figure of Orientalism. The son of the cabinet-maker Louis Majorelle, he trained at the École nationale des Beaux-arts appliqués of Nancy then in Paris, at the Académie Julian.
Majorelle travelled through Spain, Egypt and Italy, starting from 1908. In 1917 he moved to Morocco. There, he developed a singular chromatic language which gave him a place divested of all influences among his contemporaries.
Landscapes, bazaar scenes, and portraits, he based his art around the city of Marrakech where he lived, as well as across the rest of Morocco. He gathered inspiration from his many trips to Sudan, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire, amassing a considerable oeuvre of over 1,000 works in which light, colour and a certain viewpoint on exoticism played a decisive role.
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The complete works of Jacques Majorelle, an orientalist painter of the 20th century .
1050 works have been documented by Félix and Amélie Marcilhac .
With paintings inspired by scenes from Sudan, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Morocco, this book collects Majorelle's fascinating (and occasionally exoticising) depictions of north-west African life
900 colour, 100 b/w illustrations
By:
Felix Marcilhac,
Amélie Marcihac
Imprint: Editions Norma
Country of Publication: France
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 305mm,
Width: 230mm,
Weight: 2.506kg
ISBN: 9782376660859
ISBN 10: 2376660858
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 July 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Forewords—8 Francois Chomel, Serge Majorelle, Michel Hamann-Pidancet Introduction—12 Félix Marcilhac Formative years—14 France—16 Spain—24 Italy—28 Egypt—34 Morocco—48 The first years—50 A painter’s journal—70 Settling in Morocco—84 Marrakech, the red city—92 Exhibition: L’Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (1925)—114 Exhibition: L’Exposition Coloniale in Paris (1931)—134 Nudes—136 Casablanca Town Hall—154 Mixed media—158 Journeys in Africa—168 Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, French Sudan (1945–1952)—170 The last years—184 Jacques Majorelle, painter of Marrakech—186 Catalogue of work—200 Chronology—339 Bibliographical references—344 Index —348
