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LABISSE Felix Bo r n o n the 9 t h March, 1905, a t Doua i (Nord). I n 1927 h e caine t o Ostende where h e me t James Ensor a n d worked wi t h him. I n 1932 h e wen t t o Paris and settled there permanently. Private collections i n 1938 a t the Palais de Beaux- Arts in Brussels; i n 1945 a t the Hentschel Gallery i n Paris; i n 1950, i n Rio, Sao Pau l o a n d Buenos Aires. Exhibits i n all the impo r t a n t salons a n d contributes to official manifestations abroad. Ha s illustrated books by Ro b e r t Desnos, Marcel Schwob, Pierre Seghers, Ro b e r t Mallet. Labisse has ma d e nume r ou s decors for the Atelier Th e a t r e (1935), t he Comédie Française, the Marigny The a t r e , the An t o i ne The a t r e , the Op e r a a n d the Comic Opera. 48 T h e bee (L'Abeille) 1949 Galerie de France 0.61 x 0.50 LAGRANGE Jacques Bo r n o n the 28th July, 1917, i n Paris. Secondary studies a t the La k a n a l Lycée. I n 1934 entered the School of Decorative Arts where h e was taught by the painter Legueult. I n 1938 h e wo n t h e prize of the "G r a n d Masse" after a short period a t the school of Fine Arts. D i d n o t p a i n t d u r i n g t he war. I n 1945, he exhibited gouaches wi t h Guignebert a t the J . Castel Gallery. I n 1946 h e exhibited a t the Anglo-French A r t Centre i n L o n d o n a n d a t the Apollo Gallery i n Brussels. Since t h e n has been ma k i ng tapestry cartoons a n d participating i n the exhibitions of "F r ench tapestry" a t t h e Musée d'Arts Moderne, i n Paris, a n d abroad. In 1948: exhibition wi t h Dayez a t t he Galerie d e France. I n 1951: exhibition of gouaches a t the Galanis Gallery. 49 T h e guests of Arcueil (Les Invites d'Arcueil) 1952 Galerie de France 2.00 x 1.45 LANSKOY Andre' Mikhailovitch Bo r n i n Moscow o n the 31st March, 1902, of a family belonging to the nobility. Wa s a memb e r of the College o f Pages i n St. Petersburg. I n 1919 took refuge i n Kiev where h e began t o paint. I n 1921 h e wen t t o Paris where h e worked with the "avant-garde" of Russian painters, Ba r t a n d Soudiékine, a t the same time be i ng influenced by Va n Gogh, Velasquez, El Greco, the I t a l i an primitives, the Venetians a n d the Dou a n i e r Rousseau. After 1925 Wi l h e lm U h d é bough t his works. Using his fingers a n d a short, thick b r u s h (1926), his palette lightened u n d e r the influence of the impressionists (1928); t h e n grey became predominant (1929). H e was t h e n influenced b y Klee a n d Kandinsky. After 1937 h e turned towards the abstract. I n 1948 exhibitions a t the Louis Carré Gallery. I n 1949 took p a r t i n the Salon de Ma i a n d exhibits a t the Galerie des Garets. 5 0 T h e scent of water ( L ' Od e u r de l'eau) 1951 Galerie Louis Carré 0.60 x 0.81 5 1 Prolonged desire (Désir prolonge) 1951 Galerie Louis Carré 0.60 x 0.73 LAP ICQUE Charles Bo r n o n t he 6 t h October, 1898, a t Theizé (Rhone). H e studied p a i n t i ng i n the free schools. I n his early paintings the influences o f t h e following can b e traced: Pre-Colombian America, Anc i en t China, Africa a n d Oceania, twelfth century stained glass a n d enamels, ancient tapestries, a n d decorative a r t of the eighteenth century. Since 1939 has leaned mo r e towards Cezanne, cubism a n d "fauvism." I n 1937 decorative panels for the Palais d e la Découverte. Private exhibitions: Galerie J e a nn e Bucher (1941), Galerie Louis Carré (1947), Galerie Denise Rene' (1951). 5 2 T h e war-horse (Cheval d e bataille) 1943 Galerie Louis Carré 1.00 x 0.65 53 Windows o n t h e sea (Les croisées sur la me r ) 1946 Galerie Louis' Carre' 0.65 x 0.92 LAPOUJADE Robert Bo r n i n 1921 a t Mo n t a u b a n (Tarn). His parents were bakers. After having worked a t various occupations, once as a miner, La pou j a d e he l d his first im- p o r t a n t exhibition, figurative i n spirit, a t the J e a n n e Castel Gallery i n 1947. In 1949 h e exhibited sketches a n d portraits of literary personalities a t the Chardin Gallery. I n 1950, a t the Galerie d e Mai, h e gave his first abstract exhibition and published a theoretical wo r k o n form - L e M a l a Voir. I n 1952 h e inaugurated the Babylon Galleries w i t h a n exhibition of formal paintings u n d e r the title of Compositions. A t the e n d of the year h e exhibited a t the A r n a u d Gallery Hell a n d the Mi ne , accompanied by a manifesto. H i s solid a r t seeks t o throw into relief, o u t of a substance i n t he making, structures satisfying to t he mind. 54 Formal Composition (Composition formelle) 1951 1.30 x 1.95 LE CORBUS IER (Charles Edouard jeanneret) Bo r n o n the 6 t h of October, 1887, a t L a Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) of a family of French origin. Wh e n 13. h e passed his only diploma, the certificat d'études (primary certificate). Wh e n 17 bu i l t his first house. H e t h e n came to France a n d entered t he Peret Brothers' workshops. H e visited libraries and museums, a n d travelled i n Eu r op e for a long time. H i s work as a n architect and a n urbanist is enormous. I n 1933 the Zurich University awarded h i m the degree of Doctor honoris causa for his research work o n proportions. I n 1937 h e wo n the first prize for the bu i l d i ng of the Palace of t he League of Nations i n Geneva. In 1946 wo n the Gr e a t I n t e r na t i ona l Prize for Architecture i n Brazil. F r om 1923 to 1952 L e Corbusier p a i n t e d continuously wi t hou t exhibiting b u t his works could still be seen a t the public exhibitions: of the Kunsthaus of Zurich (1938), o f the Mu s e um of Amsterdam (1947), a n d of the Rosenberg Gallery i n New York (1948). F r om 1948 t o 1950 the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, h a d a n exhibition o f his works displayed i n eight great museums of t h e States. T h i s display was at t h e open i ng of the Sao P a u l o Mod e r n A r t Museum, a n d is now t ou r i ng t he prin- cipal Eu r ope an capitals. Hi s "Cite Radieuse," a housing unit, has been recently opened i n Marseilles (October, 1952). 55 Wom a n w i t h a book ( La F emme au Livre) 1935 1.30 x 0.89 6 T h e two sisters (Les d e u x soeurs) 1932-42-47 1.00 x 0.81 57 T w o hand s a n d a golden apple (Deux ma i n s et p o mm e d'or) 1948 1.00 x 0.81 (painted o n wood) LEFRANC Jules Bo r n o n the 12th of May, 1887, a t Laval (Mayenne) of a No r ma n father. Secondary studies a t Laval a n d i n Paris. Cl aude Mo n e t initiated h i m t o painting i n Saint Ma l o a n d Giverny b u t h e d i d n o t develop along any regular line. He greatly admi r ed Fouque t , le Maitre d e Moulins, Cranach, Clouet, Breughel, and 2 2 ] [23]