Armand Henri Nakache (1894-1976): Montgé Feast Day

Armand Henri NAKACHE (1894-1976) Montgé fête day Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm Signed lower right Painting in perfect condition. Sold with invoice and certificate of authenticity Fast and careful shipping with insurance. Armand Nakache spent his childhood in Algeria before arriving in Paris. He was a student at the Jean-Baptiste-Say high school, then studied art from 1909 to 1914. In 1914, he was mobilized and took part in the First World War in the infantry; he finished it as a lieutenant. Wounded several times, he was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor. In 1919, he completed his training with two years of restoration studies with a specialist from the museums of Florence. He then practiced all the disciplines of black and white: engraving, pencil, lithography, wash. He first favored the purity of the drawing and the accuracy of the tones. In 1935, he discovered expressionism, which influenced him: he distorted subjects to accentuate their power and exalted their color. However, Armand Nakache cannot be reduced to the expressionist school. He constantly evolved because, he said: "creating is not mass-producing by modifying the subject. It is doing something new each time." The critic Guy Dornand defines him as the master of "fantastic expressionism." As early as 1935, some of his works were purchased by the city of Paris. He actively participated in several painters' and engravers' movements. He participated in the creation of the Salon populiste in 1933, and became its general secretary. In 1935, he participated in the creation and chaired the Society of Independent Painters-Engravers and Lithographers "Le Trait" in Paris. He is an honorary member of the National Society of Italian Engravers. He is one of the founding members of the Association of Painters Witnesses of Their Time. Armand Nakache regularly exhibited his work in the Salons that this association organized from 1951 to 1982. He was president of the Society of Independent Artists from 1952 to 1964. On October 11, 1960, he received the large silver-gilt medal of the city of Paris. His son, Francis Nakache, and his wife, Suzanne, promoted Armand Nakache's work by organizing several exhibitions.