Oversigt
Det mest kendte maleri af Pierre Roy er Composition with Weights and Measures (1932), som er en del af samlingen på Israel Museum, Jerusalem. De næste indlæg er Still Life (1938) og Invitation to the Voyage (Invitation au voyage) (1929). Katalogen dokumenterer 3 værker af Pierre Roy; de 3 nedenstående poster er de mest kendte, opført i rangorden med dato, museum og beskrivelse.
Pierre Roy: de 10 vigtigste malerier
Pierre Roy: museer med værker
De 2 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Pierre Roy | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | 2 | Composition with Weights and Measures, Invitation to the Voyage (Invitation au voyage) | |
| Chicago | 1 | Still Life |
Pierre Roy: hovedværker efter år
De daterede opslag for Pierre Roy strækker sig over 10 år, fra 1929 til 1938, hvilket svarer til cirka et årti, dokumenteret nedenfor år for år.
Pierre Roys malerier: reference-spørgsmål
Hvilket maleri af Pierre Roy er det mest kendte?Vis svaret
Composition with Weights and Measures (1932), Israel Museum, Jerusalem. De følgende værker er Still Life (1938) og Invitation to the Voyage (Invitation au voyage) (1929).
Hvor gammel var Pierre Roy, da Composition with Weights and Measures blev malet?Vis svaret
52 år: Pierre Roy blev født i 1880, og Composition with Weights and Measures er dateret 1932.
Hvor mange værker af Pierre Roy er dokumenteret?Vis svaret
Kataloget indeholder 3 værker af Pierre Roy, dateret mellem 1929 og 1938.
Hvilke museer udstiller de mest kendte malerier af Pierre Roy?Vis svaret
Primært i Israel Museum (Jerusalem) og Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago). Tabellen over museer ovenfor viser den fulde fordeling.
Hvilke er de tidligste og seneste værker af Pierre Roy på denne liste?Vis svaret
Det tidligste værk på listen er fra Invitation to the Voyage (Invitation au voyage) (1929); det nyeste er fra Still Life (1938).
Hvilken kunstretning er Pierre Roy associeret med?Vis svaret
Surrealism, som dokumenteret af værkerne på denne side.
Hvilke værker af Pierre Roy er i samlingen hos Israel Museum?Vis svaret
Composition with Weights and Measures og Invitation to the Voyage (Invitation au voyage) er blandt de 2 værker på denne side i Israel Museum, Jerusalems samling.
Pierre Roy: biografiske noter
The Life and Artistic Journey of Pierre Roy
Born in 1880, Pierre Roy was a French surrealist painter. He was the eldest of four children, born to the secretary of the management board of the Musée d'Arts de Nantes, and his siblings were all amateur painters. After obtaining his baccalauréat at a local school, he worked for a firm of architects before enrolling at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Following a period of disappointment with his studies, he left to work on designs for the 1900 Paris Exposition. In 1905, he committed himself to painting, beginning his exhibition history in 1906 at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SNBA).
Roy's career saw him exhibiting with the Société des Artistes Indépendants in 1907, 1908, 1913, and 1914. A significant moment in his career occurred in 1925 when he participated in the first exhibition of surrealist painters alongside figures such as Giorgio de Chirico, Max Ernst, and Pablo Picasso. He held his first solo exhibition in 1926 and was appointed as a naval artist for a five-year term in 1933. Beyond his canvas work, he created stage sets, advertising posters, and several covers for Vogue magazine.
Artistic Style and Notable Works
Roy is recognized for his surrealist compositions, characterized by the realistic painting of ordinary objects. His works often feature items such as:
- Fruits and vegetables
- Woolen reels
- Ears and seeds
- Eggs and ribbons
These objects are arranged in unexpected ways within his compositions. His work has been displayed in various international locations, including New York, London, and Hawaii. Notable pieces held in public collections include Danger dans l'escalier (Danger on the stairs) and L'Heure d'été (Daylight Saving Time) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and A Naturalist's Study at the Tate Modern in London. Other works reside in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Musée des Beaux-arts in Nantes.

