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Born in Bayonne in 1911, Sarthou studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Montpellier, then at that of Paris. He divides his time between his workshop in Sète and his national and international artistic activity from his Parisian studio. Several times awarded, he exhibits all over the world. His works can be found in many private collections but also in more than thirty Museums and Foundations in France and abroad.
He died in Paris in 1999.
List of Exhibitions:
1966 - 1967: XIIIth Bollène Christmas Fair
1987: Salon d'Automne - Grand Palais
1988: SARTHOU "Mediterranean Inspirations": Paintings - Gouaches - Tapestries - Paul Valéry Museum - Sète
1993: Maurice-Elie Sarthou: 50 years of painting - Charles Cante Foundation, Mérignac
1995: Sarthou: 50 years of painting Mediterranean encounters - Espace Molière, Agde
1996: Sarthou, Espace Languedoc-Roussillon - Regional Hotel, Montpellier
1998: BILDER Maurice Elie Sarthou, Städtische Galerie im Rathausfletz, Neuburg an der, Donau, Germany
1999 - 2000 • Maurice-Elie Sarthou (1911 - 1999): Paintings from the Dora Sarthou Collection.
The Theater - National Stage of Narbonne, Narbonne
2007: Sarthou (1911 - 1999), Chapel of the Jesuits, Nîmes
2018: Maurice-Elie SARTHOU Spotlight on the colors of the South, Galerie Dock Sud, Sète
2018: Art Montpellier Mediterranean fair of contemporary arts, South of France
Arena, Montpellier
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The artistic movements of the artists are: Abstract Explorations
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1911