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Carzou was born Karnik Zouloumian in Aleppo, Syria to an Armenian family. Carzou later created his name from the first syllables of his name and surname, and added a Parisian nickname, "Jean". He was educated in Cairo, Egypt before moving to Paris in 1924 to study architecture.

He started working as a theater decorator but quickly realized he preferred drawing and painting. In 1938, more than a hundred exhibitions of his works were organized in Paris, in the French provinces and abroad. In 1949, he received the coveted Hallmark prize.

In 1952, he created costumes and sceneries for Les Indes Galantes of Rameau at the Opéra de Paris. He continued with Le Loup (1953) for "Les Ballets" of Roland Petit, Giselle (1954) and Athalie (1955) at the Opéra and "La Comédie française".

Carzou was elected a member of the Institut de France, Académie des beaux-arts, succeeding in the seat left vacant by the death of painter Jean Bouchaud in 1977. He was also awarded the National Order of Merit of France.

A Carzou museum exists in the town of Dinard (Brittany).

He died on August 12, 2000, in Périgueux, Dordogne (France).
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Fine Art Drawings, Arbres, Jean Carzou

Arbres

Jean Carzou

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 56 cm

$1,694

Print, Bataille, Jean Carzou

Bataille

Jean Carzou

Print - 33 x 25 cm

$260

Print, Besançon II, Jean Carzou

Besançon II

Jean Carzou

Print - 44.5 x 61 x 0.2 cm

$282

Print, L'annonciation, Jean Carzou

L'annonciation

Jean Carzou

Print - 56 x 76 cm

$271

Print, Fataisie, Jean Carzou

Fataisie

Jean Carzou

Print - 19.5 x 15.5 cm

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Print, Fortifications, Jean Carzou

Fortifications

Jean Carzou

Print - 19.7 x 15.3 cm

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Print, Venise, le Zattere, Jean Carzou

Venise, le Zattere

Jean Carzou

Print - 38 x 58 cm

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Print, Dinard, Jean Carzou

Dinard

Jean Carzou

Print - 20 x 15 cm

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Print, Intérieur au bouquet, Jean Carzou

Intérieur au bouquet

Jean Carzou

Print - 19.5 x 15.3 cm

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Print, La fenêtre, Jean Carzou

La fenêtre

Jean Carzou

Print - 42 x 32 x 0.5 cm

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Print, La gondole, Jean Carzou

La gondole

Jean Carzou

Print - 38 x 56 cm

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Print, Intérieur, Jean Carzou

Intérieur

Jean Carzou

Print - 20 x 14.8 cm

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Print, Sans titre 4, Jean Carzou

Sans titre 4

Jean Carzou

Print - 38 x 28 cm

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Print, Sans titre 2, Jean Carzou

Sans titre 2

Jean Carzou

Print - 38 x 28 cm

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Carzou was born Karnik Zouloumian in Aleppo, Syria to an Armenian family. Carzou later created his name from the first syllables of his name and surname, and added a Parisian nickname, "Jean". He was educated in Cairo, Egypt before moving to Paris in 1924 to study architecture.He started working as a theater decorator but quickly realized he preferred drawing and painting. In 1938, more than a hundred exhibitions of his works were organized in Paris, in the French provinces and abroad. In 1949, he received the coveted Hallmark prize.In 1952, he created costumes and sceneries for Les Indes Galantes of Rameau at the Opéra de Paris. He continued with Le Loup (1953) for "Les Ballets" of Roland Petit, Giselle (1954) and Athalie (1955) at the Opéra and "La Comédie française".Carzou was elected a member of the Institut de France, Académie des beaux-arts, succeeding in the seat left vacant by the death of painter Jean Bouchaud in 1977. He was also awarded the National Order of Merit of France.A Carzou museum exists in the town of Dinard (Brittany).He died on August 12, 2000, in Périgueux, Dordogne (France).

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When was Jean Carzou born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1907