Gen Paul

Gen Paul

France • Born in: 1895

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Born in 1895 and died in 1975 in Paris, Eugene Paul, aka Gen Paul was a French painter. This artist made history in French expressionism with his gouaches, drawings, engravings and lithography. In 1920's, he distanced himself from his friends Utrillo, Leprin and Génin in order to create his own form of expressionism, where movement and faces take up a leading role. In 1928, he participated in an exhibition at the Bing Gallery with artists like Picasso, Braque and Soutine. In 1930's, exhausted due to a fast running life, the artist was on the verge of dying. This event lead him to a new artistic revolution, characterized by using bright colors, more obvious strokes and the artist treated a variety of themes. After 1945, he went back to oil and gouache painting, he drew a lot and created works on Paris and musicians he met, he was a true witness for the artistic atmosphere at Montmartre. Therefore, he became an inescapable artist.
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Les jockeys, Gen Paul

Les jockeys

Gen Paul

Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$13,125

Composition, ca., Gen Paul

Composition, ca.

Gen Paul

Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch

$2,734 $2,461

Jazz, Gen Paul

Jazz

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

L'acordéoniste, Gen Paul

L'acordéoniste

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Composition, ca, Gen Paul

Composition, ca

Gen Paul

Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch

$2,734 $2,461

Le soliste, Gen Paul

Le soliste

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Le nu assis, Gen Paul

Le nu assis

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Balzac, Gen Paul

Balzac

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Le violoncelliste, Gen Paul

Le violoncelliste

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Le spectateur, Gen Paul

Le spectateur

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Le Modèle. Portrait de Lola, Gen Paul

Le Modèle. Portrait de Lola

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Georges Lukacz, Gen Paul

Georges Lukacz

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Jacqueline Danan, Gen Paul

Jacqueline Danan

Gen Paul

Print - 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

$328

Le quatuor, Gen Paul

Le quatuor

Gen Paul

Print - 10.9 x 14.4 x 0 inch

$328

Jacqueline Danan, Gen Paul

Jacqueline Danan

Gen Paul

Print - 14.2 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$284

Le Violoniste, Gen Paul

Le Violoniste

Gen Paul

Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$30,625

Violoniste, Gen Paul

Violoniste

Gen Paul

Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.2 inch

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Autoportrait à la trompette, Gen Paul

Autoportrait à la trompette

Gen Paul

Painting - 21.7 x 13 inch

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Cavaliers, Gen Paul

Cavaliers

Gen Paul

Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

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Clown violoniste, Gen Paul

Clown violoniste

Gen Paul

Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 inch

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Mort à Crédit / Death on Credit, Gen Paul

Mort à Crédit / Death on Credit

Gen Paul

Painting - 8.7 x 5.5 inch

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Born in 1895 and died in 1975 in Paris, Eugene Paul, aka Gen Paul was a French painter. This artist made history in French expressionism with his gouaches, drawings, engravings and lithography. In 1920's, he distanced himself from his friends Utrillo, Leprin and Génin in order to create his own form of expressionism, where movement and faces take up a leading role. In 1928, he participated in an exhibition at the Bing Gallery with artists like Picasso, Braque and Soutine.In 1930's, exhausted due to a fast running life, the artist was on the verge of dying. This event lead him to a new artistic revolution, characterized by using bright colors, more obvious strokes and the artist treated a variety of themes. After 1945, he went back to oil and gouache painting, he drew a lot and created works on Paris and musicians he met, he was a true witness for the artistic atmosphere at Montmartre. Therefore, he became an inescapable artist.

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When was Gen Paul born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1895