20th century painting - Anemones from France - Oil on canvas signed - Modern art - MICHEL Henry

Biography

MICHEL HENRY (1928 / 2016)
French painter, born September 1, 1928 in Langres. Died in Paris on December 25, 2016.
From a military father and a milliner mother, it was his artist grandfather who encouraged him to persevere in his very young artistic predispositions and helped him to apply to the Beaux-Arts in Paris (1948-1951). He continued his training in the workshops of Narbonne then Chaplain Midy. Michel Henry belongs to the School of Paris (Bernard Buffet, Jean Carzou).
Very quickly he was exhibited in several Parisian galleries.
In 1953, he was tasked by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with leading a delegation of French students to the French Institute, the Maison de France du Kurfunstendam, which organized meetings with students of the Fine Arts in Berlin.
With the Maison des Beaux-Arts, he also organizes exhibitions, trips and exchanges with Portuguese and Spanish artists. From 1956, he exhibited in Lisbon, Segovia, Barcelona and Valencia.
In 1957 he obtained a scholarship at the Maison Descartes in Amsterdam.
In 1958-1960, thanks to a scholarship he returned to Casa Velazquez in Madrid
He remained in Spain until 1975 while making regular trips to Paris where he held frequent exhibitions in the Vieceli galleries (Paris and Cannes) and Wally Findlay (Paris, New York, Chicago, Palm Beach, Beverly Hills). The Takeda and Dong Sung Galleries introduced him to Japan (Tokyo) and South Korea (Seoul) where his paintings met with great success. Each of his exhibitions are highly anticipated while guaranteeing him numerous awards.
1980s, discovery of French Polynesia and Africa (exhibition in Abidjan).
From 1990, he traveled and exhibited regularly in the Middle East and Asia. Since then, he has continued to promote French Art abroad.
Member of the Salon d'Automne then Secretary General, he is part of the Salon d'Automne delegations for exhibitions of French artists in Warsaw, Krakow, Tehran, Tokyo, Osaka, Sofia and San Marino.
In the United States, he exhibits every year and gives conferences on Modern French Art.
Michel Henry received numerous distinctions and won numerous prizes.
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