Reynold Arnould (1919-1980) Original Illustration Set

Reynold Arnould (1919-1980) Set of 7 monotypes in gouache and pastel on paper circa 1945 some monogrammed (4) and titled on the back, 3 signed in pencil and Original illustration for the text "Among others" 1945 text by Marthe Bourhis, wife of the artist different dimensions between 15.5 x 20.5 cm 35 x 28 cm 29.5 x 22.5 cm we attach a felt-tip portrait signed dated 1954 and dedicated 17 x 18 cm Reynold Arnould, born in Le Havre in 1919, was first a painter whose precocious predispositions were revealed within Rouen artistic circles. Winner of the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1939, it was in post-war Paris that he began a career as an artist and established himself as a talented representative of the New School of Paris. His work, presented in the official selections, was widely distributed in France and abroad. As an artist, Arnould was also a great creator of museums. Curator of the damaged museums of Le Havre in 1952, he recreated a history museum, invented a museum of modern art in a glass and metal box and became in 1961 director of the first Maison de la culture designed and installed by him in his museum. In 1964, commissioned by the Minister of Cultural Affairs to develop the National Exhibition Galleries of the Grand Palais, he became its artistic director until 1980, while ensuring the conservation of the Blérancourt museum. His career as an artist and curator, through the fruitful diversity of his missions, resonates beautifully with the history of the institutions and artistic and cultural policies of France during the Thirty Glorious Years.