Marcel Henri Julien Gromaire

Place: Noyelles-Sur-Sambre

Born: 1892

Death: 1971

Biography:

Marcel Gromaire (24 July 1892 – 11 April 1971) was a French painter. He painted many works on social subjects and is often associated with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have created an independent oeuvre distinct from groups and movements. Gromaire, whose father was an educator in Paris, was born in Noyelles-sur-Sambre, France. He studied classically at Douai, then continued his studies in Paris. Gromaire returned to Paris and painted the reality of his studio and its light and contents, using dark ochres and browns. He used his studio as a subject for many of his paintings. From 1939 to 1944, Gromaire resided at Aubusson, Creuse, and participated in the renewal of the tapestry movement with Jean Lurcat. Gromaire's works are held in the collections of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.