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Gregoire Michonze

Gregoire Michonze (1902 - 1982) was active/lived in France, Romania, Russian Federation.  Gregoire Michonze is known for Surrealist painting, drawing.

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Born in Kishinev, Gregoire Michonze took his early artistic training at the Art School in his home town where the traditional painting of icons led on to an interest in working with gouache.

After Bessarabia was annexed by Romania in 1918, he moved to Bucharest where he entered the Bucharest Painters Academy where he also worked as an assistant set designer at the National Theatre.

In 1922 he traveled to Paris via Greece, Istanbul and Marseilles, a journey which strongly influenced his later landscape painting. In Paris he entered École des Beaux-Arts. A chance meeting with Max Ernst led to Michonze being introduced to a group of Ernst`s fellow Surrealists. Between 1927 and 1930 he was producing still lives and surrealist paintings and he had changed his name to the more French sounding Michonze.

He met Henry Miller at this time and established a long lasting friendship. By the early 30`s, Michonze moved away from the mainstream Surrealist path and resolv   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1946 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Gregoire Michonze

   Gregoire Michonze  Born:  1902 - Kichnieff, Bessarabia, Moldova
Died:   1982 - France
Known for:  Surrealist painting, drawing

Born in Kishinev, Gregoire Michonze took his early artistic training at the Art School in his home town where the traditional painting of icons led on to an interest in working with gouache.

After Bessarabia was annexed by Romania in 1918, he moved to Bucharest where he entered the Bucharest Painters Academy where he also worked as an assistant set designer at the National Theatre.

In 1922 he traveled to Paris via Greece, Istanbul and Marseilles, a journey which strongly influenced his later landscape painting. In Paris he entered École des Beaux-Arts. A chance meeting with Max Ernst led to Michonze being introduced to a group of Ernst`s fellow Surrealists. Between 1927 and 1930 he was producing still lives and surrea  ...  Displaying 750 of 1946 characters.

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