Description
We are so proud to have this impressive painting on our spring auction and wish each of you could see it in person, for photographs cannot capture the visual impact or the beautiful detail and texture. It is a alive and glows with the artist's talent. A very large painting (51"x 82.25") that would be a focal point of a very special home!
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Generously donated by William Davis of Fort Worth, Texas! Thank you so very much Mr. Davis for your friendship and support of Constituting America!
"Pavots D'ete," a beautiful painting by Michel Henry, French Artist (1928-2016). Measures 51" x 82.25"
Michel Henry won several awards including the first prize of the Maison Descartes in Amsterdam in 1956, Casa Velázquez price in 1957, Chevalier de l?Ordre National de la Légion d?Honneur in 1981, Chevalier du Mérite Agricole in 1984, Médaille de Vermeil of Paris in 1986. His artwork was included in the collection of French Government, the City of Paris, and the Museum of Alencon."
Updated on 13 Nov 2018 by ArtPrice.com: "MICHEL-HENRY (1928-2016) The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1985, at Sotheby's, and the most recent auction result is a painting sold in 2018. Artprice.com's price levels for this artist are based on 939 auction results. Especially: painting, print-multiple, drawing-watercolor, objects. 3 art works by artist MICHEL-HENRY (1928-2016) will soon be available in auction rooms. You can also discover 4 artwork(s) currently for sale on Artprice's Marketplace."
Michel Henry, French Artist 1928-2016
"Michel Henry was a French painter who was known for his paintings of flower still life, landscapes and marines. Michel Henry was born in Langres, France in 1928. He graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts of Paris in 1951. Michel Henry has won several awards including the first price of the Maison Descartes in Amsterdam in 1956, Casa Velázquez price in 1957, Chevalier de l?Ordre National de la Légion d?Honneur in 1981, Chevalier du Mérite Agricole in 1984, Médaille de Vermeil of Paris in 1986. His artwork was included in the collection of French Government, the City of Paris, and the Museum of Alencon."
Biography:
"Michel-Henry was born in Langres in 1928 and has shown strong passion for drawing since his childhood. He entered the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts of Paris in 1948 (where he brilliantly graduated in 1951). He then forms himself in Narbonne's workshop, then in Chapelain-Midy's workshop. Quickly, he is exhibited in a gallery and wins the first price of the Maison Descartes in Amsterdam in 1956, and the Casa Velázquez price in 1957. Shortly after he goes to live near Catalonia, until 1975, while doing frequent return trips to Paris where he used to exhibits regularly. He was also introduced by the American gallery Wally Findlay, which exhibits him in several American towns (New York, Chicago, Palm Beach), and in Paris on Avenue Matignon. Michel-Henry has received several awards throughout his career: he has been decorated with the award "Chevalier de l?Ordre National de la Légion d?Honneur" in 1981, "Chevalier du Mérite Agricole" in 1984, and received the "Médaille de Vermeil" of Paris in 1986, as well as the gold medal of the "Salon des Artistes Français" in 1977 and of the "Société Nationale d?Horticulture" of France in 1981, or even of the "Salon Violet" in 1991. Michel-Henry mostly represents landscapes, floral compositions and still lifes with sparkling colors and oil cristal reflections on the canvas. Winner of Gemmail International Biennale, president of the second meeting of contemporary art in Calvi in 1996, Michel-Henry is exhibited on the five continents. The same year his creations are featured in a retrospective exhibition in the Jesuite Chapel of Chaumont."