Simon Joseph Simon-Auguste (20 April 1909 – May 1987) was a French artist, known for his intimate paintings, mainly portraits, nudes and still lifes. His production is characterized by a calm, intimate feel, and the effective use of glaze.
Early years
Born in
Marseille
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, Simon-Auguste was the son of Antonin Auguste, a cabinetmaker specialized in restoring furniture in the chateaux of the
Provence
Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...
.
His mother, Antoinette Rossage, was originally from the
Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of ...
, France. The couple had plenty children.
Simon studied at the ''École communale'' of his neighborhood at rue Eydoux, in
Marseille
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, where he excelled in design.
In 1923 he started working in the
Clérissy ceramic factory in
Saint-Jean-du-Désert as an interior designer trainee. He later worked painting religious statues and making dolls at a workshop. He combined these various jobs with evening classes at the ''Marseille school of fine arts'' (the director was
Henri Brémond).
In 1929 he was encouraged to pursue singing at the Music Conservatory under Figarella. This only lasted a year. Also in 1929 he was exempt to do the military service for his bad health.
Marseille
In 1931 Simon-Auguste finished his studies at the ''
École des Beaux-Arts
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'' and won the
''Stanislas-Torrents'' award. He was commissioned to execute the mural decorations of the town hall in
Allauch
Allauch (; oc, Alaug) is a French commune situated east of Marseille in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Allaudiens'' or ''Allaudiennes'' in ...
. He began exhibiting in
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
where doctors and lawyers purchased his paintings.
In 1932 he invested into a 6-month stay in
Paris
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where he frequented the
Louvre Museum
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and became specially interested in the ''
Camondo Collection''. At the invitation of art dealer Adolphe Basler, he took part in the ''Moins de trente ans'' exhibition, at the ''Galerie de Sèvres'', along with Jacques Despierre,
André Hambourg, Louis Dideron,
Léon Couturier
Léon Antoine Lucien Couturier (29 December 1842 in Mâcon – 21 December 1935 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French painter in the Naturalistic style, who specialized in maritime and military subjects.
Biography
His father was a merchan ...
, among others. He presented a nude, a still life, and a view of the
Jardin du Luxembourg
The Jardin du Luxembourg (), known in English as the Luxembourg Garden, colloquially referred to as the Jardin du Sénat (Senate Garden), is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. Creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie de' ...
. He also started dealing with
Georges Petit
Georges Petit (11 March 1856 – 12 May 1920) was a French art dealer, a key figure in the Paris art world and an important promoter and cultivator of Impressionist artists.
Early career
Petit was the son of François Petit, who founded the f ...
and the ''Galerie Vildrac''.
In 1933 Simon-Auguste had his first solo exhibition at the ''Galerie Detailles'', at the
Canebière
La Canebière is a historic high street in the old quarter of Marseille, France.
Location
About a kilometre long, it runs from the ''Old Port of Marseille'' to the ''Réformés'' quarter.Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, ''Provence'', New Holland Publ ...
in
Marseille
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which contributed to his success. He displayed 40 pieces (paintings, watercolours and sketches), mostly nudes and genre scenes.
In 1934 he married a philosophy student who would become a journalist under the pseudonym of Michele Seurière. For his second solo exhibition at the ''Galerie Detailles'' a few landscapes and marines were added to his portfolio.
In 1936 he helped illustrate ''Les Taches d’Encre'', by Léon Cadenel, with an ink design of a Provençal landscape.
In 1937 he painted a panel of for the ''École d’
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
Istr ...
'', the title being "''Les
Salins-de-Giraud''", and five other panels (three of and two of for the ''Château-Gombert school'' about "Les jeux des enfants".
World War II
During the 1930s Simon-Auguste explored subjects around nudes and landscapes. Later these evolved into children, still lifes and locals, full of intimacy and simplicity, which gained him a lot of recognition. Among these, we find ''La fillette au bol'' and ''Tête d'Enfant'', which were purchased by the ''
Musée Longchamp'',
Marseille
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.
It was 1939 when he could afford to move to
Paris
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. The family settled at 38
rue de Malte and Simon-Auguste started submitting his work to the ''
Salon d'Automne
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'', ''
Salon des Peintres Témoins de Leur Temps'', and other major exhibitions.
At the outbreak of
World War II
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, he was on holiday in
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; oc, label=Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auverg ...
. In 1940, he was mobilized. Within two months he had to retreat to
Ussel, forced by his ill health. In 1941 he reconverted a rented farm there into his atelier.
Paris
Simon-Auguste returned to
Paris
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after the
Liberation
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Gaming
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in 1944, to take part for the first time in the ''Nationale'' with ''La Fillette aux Pommes''.
Up to 1947 Simon-Auguste signed his paintings with fountain pen ink. Afterwards, he used brush oil. In general, he tended to sign on the lower right corner.
He spent some Summer holidays in
Villiers-sur-Morin
Villiers-sur-Morin (, literally ''Villiers on Morin'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Morin are called ''Villermorinois''.
See also ...
in the late 1940s. In 1949 he traveled around Italy:
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
,
Florence
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,
Siena
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The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
,
San-Giminiano,
Venice
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,
Milan
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.
In 1950 he was appointed member at the
Salon d’Automne
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. This year he submitted ''Le Café du Commerce'' to the ''Grand Prix de la Peinture Contemporaine'', at the Marsan Pavilion (
Louvre Museum
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). He was amongst the 100 painters selected by the jury.
Also in 1950 the city of
Paris
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acquired his ''Marine de
La Rochelle
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''. The Musée du ''
Château de Sceaux
The Château de Sceaux is a grand country house in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, approximately from the centre of Paris, France. Located in a park laid out by André Le Nôtre, visitors can tour the house, outbuildings and gardens.
The Petit Château o ...
'' acquired ''Paysage de l'Ille-de-France''. The French state acquired ''La Fillette à la lampe'' in 1952, ''Nature morte aux Bleuets'' in 1953, and ''Comme un Poisson dans l’Eau'' in 1955.
In 1951 he contributed to an itinerant exhibition around
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
(
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
,
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
and
Geneva
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) about ''Les fleurs et les fruits''.
He produced a portrait of French writer and critic
Paul Léautaud
Paul Léautaud (18 January 1872 – 22 February 1956) was a French writer and theater critic for ''Mercure de France'', signing his often caustic reviews with the pseudonym Maurice Boissard.
Life
He was born in Paris. Abandoned by his mother, ...
in 1956.
Simon-Auguste died in
Roanne
Roanne (; frp, Rouana; oc, Roana) is a commune in the Loire department, central France.
It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (Fren ...
in May 1987.
His works can be found in private collections and museums, such as the
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Marseille
The Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille is one of the main museums in the city of Marseille, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
It occupies a wing of the Palais Longchamp, and displays a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from ...
, the
Musée Cantini
The Musée Cantini is a museum in Marseilles that has been open to the public since 1936. The museum specializes in modern art, especially paintings from the first half of the twentieth century.
The building
The musée Cantini building was bui ...
in Marseille, the
Musée Carnavalet
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in
Paris
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, and
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
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.
Reviews
* Journalist
Micheline Sandrel in ''Lettres et Médecins'':
“''You teach us to see better what lies around us, Simon-Auguste, for you instruct us in silence and its harmonies, and in that tenderness, which resembles silence.''”
* Painter and art critic
Raymond Charmet in ''
Arts Magazine
''Arts Magazine'' was a prominent monthly magazine devoted to fine art. It was established in 1926 and last published in 1992.
History Early years
Launched in 1926 and originally titled ''The Art Digest,'' it was printed semi-monthly from Octobe ...
'':
“''Simon-Auguste’s work strikes us by the unity and stylistic mastery which this intelligent and strong-willed painter has succeeded in achieving. The major problems of art are approached and resolved with remarkable determination: that of composition, clear and rigorous; that of line, clean and pure, as in the work of the Primitives; that of color, at once striking in its vibrant blues and subtlety refined, harmonized.''”
* French art critic, journalist, and art historian
Raymond Cogniat Raymond Cogniat (1896-1977) was a French art critic, journalist, historian of art and expert on theatre design.'Raymond Cogniat', ''The Times'', 15 March 1977.
Life
Raymond Cogniat was born on 14 April 1896, the son of a journalist. In 1918 he join ...
in ''
Le Figaro
''Le Figaro'' () is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It is headquartered on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. The oldest national newspaper in France, ''Le Figaro'' is one of three French newspapers of reco ...
'':
“''...The moving sensitivity of this artist. In blue surroundings, female subjects depicted in peaceful colors assume attitudes of calm and repose; an art of silence and meditation whose delicacy is very winning.''”
Quotes
“''I love silence and the sweetness of the daily routine, the simple language of familiar objects, the profound individual glory, the quiet enthusiasm of meditation.''”
“''I want to escape the modern myth of cosmos, the geometry of the arbitrary and the factual, to translate the balance, density, purity and tenderness of the human figure, its delicate shapes, and to draw this inner world deeper than interstellar spaces.''”
Paintings
* 1951
Paysage près de Villiers-sur-Morin', oil on canvas ,
Musée du Domaine départemental de Sceaux.
* 1956 ''Portrait of
Paul Léautaud
Paul Léautaud (18 January 1872 – 22 February 1956) was a French writer and theater critic for ''Mercure de France'', signing his often caustic reviews with the pseudonym Maurice Boissard.
Life
He was born in Paris. Abandoned by his mother, ...
'' (1872–1956), writer, at his house in de
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Fontenay-aux-Roses () is a Communes of France, commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris.
In 1880 a girls school École Normale Supérieure was opened in the town. It was one of ...
, oil on canvas ,
Musée Carnavalet
The Musée Carnavalet in Paris is dedicated to the history of the city. The museum occupies two neighboring mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau. On the advice of Baron Haussmann, the civil servant wh ...
.
* ''Nature morte aux poires''
* ''L'écoliere''
* ''Fleurs variées''
* ''Fillette à l'ardoise''
* ''La partie de carte''
* ''Le modèle''
* ''Fille au bouquet''
* ''Nu''
* ''Fleurs des champs''
* ''Le rendez-vous''
Exhibitions
* 1933 ''Galerie Detailles'', Marseille.
* 1935 ''Galerie du Radeau'', quai de Rive-Neuve, Marseille (with
Moïse Kisling
Moïse Kisling (born Mojżesz Kisling; 22 January 1891 – 29 April 1953) was a Polish-born French painter. He moved to Paris in 1910 at the age of 19, and became a French citizen in 1915, after serving and being wounded with the French Foreign ...
,
Jacques Thevenet and
Auguste Chabaud).
* 1936 he presented drawings and gouaches at the ''Galerie du Cours-Mirabeau'', in
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...
.
* 1938 ''Galerie Ymo'', Marseille, where he presented 25 paintings and 5 drawings (nudes, flowers, and landscapes).
* 1941 & 1943 ''Galerie Camus'', Avenue Blatin, in
Clearmont-Ferrand.
* 1945 ''Galerie Lhote'', La Rochelle (30 pieces).
* 1945 ''Nationale'', Paris, with “''Femme se coiffant''”.
* 1946 ''
Salon des Artistes Indépendants'' with “''Tête d’Enfant''” and “''Nu sur un Canapé''”.
* 1947 ''
Salon d’Automne
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'', Paris.
* 1948 ''
Salon des Tuileries The Salon des Tuileries was an annual art exhibition for painting and sculpture, created June 14, 1923, co-founded by painters Albert Besnard and Bessie Davidson, sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, architect Auguste Perret, and others.
The first year's ex ...
'', Paris.
* 1948 ''Galerie Bénézit'', Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, his first solo exhibition in Paris.
* 1948 ''Galerie Lhote'', in La Rochelle.
* 1948 ''Galerie Le Verseau'', together with “''Le Cirque''” group, with a portrait of two clowns about to speak and a landscape of Villiers-sur-Morin.
* 1949 ''
''Salon des Artistes Indépendants''
* 1949 ''Galerie Saint Placide''
* 1949 ''
Salon d’Automne
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''
* 1949 ''
Salon des Tuileries The Salon des Tuileries was an annual art exhibition for painting and sculpture, created June 14, 1923, co-founded by painters Albert Besnard and Bessie Davidson, sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, architect Auguste Perret, and others.
The first year's ex ...
'', with “''La Femme au Gilet rouge''”.
* 1949 ''Galerie Doucet'', with “''Quatre Points Cardinaux''”.
* 1949 ''Galerie Le Verseau'', with “''La Vie en rose''”.
* 1950 ''
Société des Artistes Indépendants
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''
* 1950 ''
Salon d’Automne
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''.
* 1950 ''Galerie Allard'', with the “''
Groupe des Dix''”, with “''Tête d’Enfant''” and “''Femme mettant ses Bas''”.
* 1951 ''Galerie des Saussaies'', with 20 paintings.
* 1951 ''
Salon d’Automne
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'', with “''Au Café''”.
* 1951 ''
Salon des Artistes Indépendants'', with “''Le Bal à l’Auberge''”.
* 1952 ''Galerie Allard'', with his very personal children, nudes and flowers
* 1952 ''
Salon des Peintres Témoins de leur Temps'', with “''Deux Fillettes jouant au Jeu de Dames''”.
* 1952 ''
Salon d’Automne
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'', with “''La Cour de Ferme''”.
* 1953 ''
Salon des Artistes Indépendants'', with “''L’Enfant aux Fruits''”.
* 1953 ''
Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l'eau''.
* 1953 ''Galerie Monique de Groote'' about “''Les Filles''”.
* 1953 ''Galerie Jacquet'', in
Bourges
Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry.
History
The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
.
* 1953 ''Galerie Mirador'', with 20 paintings.
* 1954 ''
Salon d’Automne
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'', with “''La Fillette au Damier''”.
* 1955 ''
Salon des Peintres Témoins de leur Temps'' about “''Le Bonheur''”.
* 1955 ''Galerie Jacquet'', in
Bourges
Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry.
History
The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
, with 20 paintings.
* 1955 ''Salon des artistes honfleurais''.
* 1955 ''Galerie Breteau'', about “''Le Taureau''” (the bull).
* 1955 & 1957 ''Galerie Saint-Placide'', with 20 recent paintings.
* 1959 ''
Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat'', in
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (; oc, Sant Joan de Cap Ferrat; Italian: ''San Giovanni Capo Ferrato'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 1,573 ...
.
* 1959 ''Galerie 65'', in
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...
.
* 1959 & 1960 ''Galerie Recio'', with
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...
and others.
* 1960 ''Galerie de Presbourg''.
* 1964 ''Biennale de peinture'' of
Menton
Menton (; , written ''Menton'' in classical norm or ''Mentan'' in Mistralian norm; it, Mentone ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border.
Me ...
, with "''Nature morte au fleurs bleu''".
Notes
References
* Simon Simon-Auguste in Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 2010. .
* Le Peintre N° 151 : Simon Auguste – Beaux arts – 15/10/1957
* Simon-Auguste, Galerie Yves Jaubert, Paris, 1969.
Sources
*
Jean-Albert Cartier Jean-Albert Cartier (15 May 1930 – 27 December 2015) was a French art critic and director of cultural institutions. He was director of the Paris Opera from 1989 to 1991.
Life
Born in Marseille, passionate about the visual arts, Cartier studied ...
: Documents. Encyclopédie Générale des Beaux-Arts aux XIXe et XXe siècles, peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs, architectes, décorateurs, etc. "Simon-Auguste 1909". École Française Nº 13. Éditions Pierre Cailler, Genève. Imprimé en Suisse. Octobre 1955.
* Michelle Seurière: "Simon-Auguste". Jean Grassin Éditeur, 1962.
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20th-century French painters
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1987 deaths