Albert Decaris
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Albert Decaris (6 May 1901 – 1 January 1988) was a French artist, engraver, painter and
Early life
Decaris was born in
Career
Decaris was the first illustrator of luxury art books such as Le Chant de Mon Voyage vers la Grèce by
In the 1930s, Decaris began carving postal stamps, resulting in more than 500 such vignettes, for various postal services, notably French and African. Stamp collectors are fond of Decaris' stamps, as well as derivative products: small images or illustrated envelopes sold on the first day a new stamp is emitted.
At the same time Decaris was preparing large plates, mostly for his own pleasure, on a wide variety of subjects: careful (almost technical) representations of monuments and places of interest, scenes of history, real life or imaginary; scenes of mythology or imagination, verging on surrealism; mere caricatures, with a sense of humor. Some are collected in albums, such as The Apocalypse or The Zodiac.
Decaris was one of the best and most meritorious French engravers of the 20th century, with a strange mix of classicism and audacity. As reflected by columnist Yvan Christ, "Decaris' works take place beyond times and styles. They are made for duration." (L'Amateur d'Art, Paris, Feb 1988).
Decaris is also notable for being the last person to ever win an
References
- ^ "Albert Decaris". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
External links
- Isabel Boussard-Decaris, Jean-Marc Boussard : Decaris le singulier, Éditions de la Nerthe, Ollioules (France), 2005
- Bernard Gontier : Maitre Decaris. Sa vie. Son oeuvre philatélique
- Phila N°1, édition spéciale du Monde des philatélistes, Paris (France), 1988