Jean-Pierre Alaux

Jean-Pierre Alaux was born on November 14, 1925 in La Ciotat. In the Alaux family, we have been (born) a painter or architect since Louis XV (see Bénézit). Jean-Pierre Alaux represents the seventh generation. Pupil of Jean Dupas from 1943 to 1949. National Superior School of Fine Arts in Paris. Member of the Board of the Salon d'Automne, of the ADAGP, Member of the Committee of the Salon du Dessin et de la Peinture à l'Eau and the Société Nouvelle des Beaux-Arts, he participates each year in the major salons of Paris and Province and exhibits abroad (Japan, USA). Many towns in France have awarded him a prize, a medal. Grand Prize of the Painter Witnesses of their Times in 1974. In 1987, Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées: retrospective (Salon d'Automne). Works in private collections around the world and purchased by the State, the City of Paris, the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, the Musée de la Marine, the Musée Rapin (Villeneuve-sur-Lot), the Musée Ueno ( Japan), the Town Hall of Challans. Paintings in the Museums of Fontainebleau, Riom, Baux de Provence. Jacques Chancel devoted his program “Radioscopie” of February 22, 1989 to him. Official Painter of the Navy, Air and Space, Jean-Pierre Alaux is also Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.