JEAN CARZOU Signed 1947 Original Oil Painting – LISTED. This is a magnificent original signed museum quality oil on canvas painting by internationally acclaimed artist JEAN CARZOU (1907 § 2000), dated 1947. This superb original oil is signed by the artist on the front lower right “Carzou” and dated “47”. It is in excellent condition, measures 20″ x 24″ and is framed in its original antique frame for a total size of 29″ x 33″ (there is natural wear and chipping to the antique frame). This painting comes directly from the estate of a. Collector and is fresh to the market. Gallery retail prices are always much higher. Please scroll down on the item description to view additional photographs. Born Karnig Zouloumian in 1907, in. Jean Carzou moved to. With his mother and sister after the death of his father in 1919. In 1924, he received a scholarship to study at the Ecole Special d’Architecture in. There, he also attended the Academy Montparnasse. In 1930 he graduated from the school of architecture, but became attracted to painting. His first paintings were experiments in abstract art against a black background; however, he abandoned these experiments after 1938 and his palette took on more color. In a 1955 survey conducted by the prestigious Connaissance des Arts, Carzou was acclaimed one of the ten major painters of his generation. Carzou is also known as an illustrator of literary editions: Jules Verne, Andre Maurois, Audiberti, Albert Camus, Shakespeare, Rimbaud, T. Eliot, Edgar Allan Poe, Hemingway, etc. He achieved instant fame in 1952 for his sets and costumes for the Paris Opera production of Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes , followed by six other opera and stage productions for the Comedie Francaise and the Harkness Dance Company of. The foundation Jean Carzou operates the. Where a medieval church entirely painted with his Apocalypse frescoes serves as the focal point. In 1977, Carzou was elected to the. He has had more than a hundred solo exhibitions in. International Buyers § Please Note. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today! The item “JEAN CARZOU Signed 1947 Original Oil on Canvas Painting LISTED” is in sale since Saturday, October 03, 2009. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “sf-fineart” and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.

• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Signed?: Signed
• Medium: Oil
• Subject: Landscape
• Style: Modern
• Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30″)
• Date of Creation: 1900-1949
• Region of Origin: Europe