biography of Lucien Joseph FONTANAROSA (1912-1975)

Personal data


Birth : 12/19/1912 - Paris, France
Death : 04/27/1975
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : France

Family relations

Husband of Annette FAIVE-FONTANAROSA [ 1911-1988 ]

Representatives

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune – 83 Faubourg Saint-Honoré – 27 Avenue Matignon – Paris, France


Education

1927 – 1931 : Ecole Supérieure Estienne des arts appliqués et industries graphiques – 18 avenue Blanqui – Paris, France
1932 : ENSBA Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts – 14 rue Bonaparte – Paris, France
Pupil of / student of Lucien SIMON [ 1861-1945 ]

Professional data


Work and Life

1939:Marries Annette Faive
1933:Meets Annette Faive in Lucien Simon¿s class
1923:They settle down for good in Paris.
1912:The family settles in Paris, where the father works as a tailor. Lucien spends his childhood between Paris and Italy.


Prizes

1961

1961 : Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris – Paris, France

1936

1936 : Grand Prix de Rome – Rome, Italy


Honorary degree

1957

1957 : Légion d’Honneur – Paris, France


Other professions

Illustrator

1958 : Professor
Ecole Polytechnique – Route Saclay – Palaiseau, France

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Canvas
Print-Multiple : Lithograph
Drawing-Watercolor :

Subject

love
childhood
music
portrait

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2002

Lucien Fontanarosa (1912-1975) et l’Enfance
Espace Jean de Joigny – Joigny, France
11/29/2002 – 02/02/2003

2001

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune – Paris, France
10/11/2001 – 11/03/2001

1973

Retrospective
Palais de la Méditerranée – Nice, France
1973

1962

Venise
Galerie Chardin – Paris, France
1962

1958

Galerie Chardin – Paris, France
1958

1954

Musique
Galerie Chardin – Paris, France
1954

1949

Galerie Chardin – Paris, France
1949

1947

Galerie Chardin – Paris, France
1947

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

1974

Salon des Peintres Témoins de leur Temps
Paris, France
1974

1973

Salon des Peintres Témoins de leur Temps
Paris, France
1973

1955

Salon des Peintres Témoins de leur Temps
Paris, France
1955

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Monographies

1969

Lucien Fontanarosa
Publisher: Editions Pierre Cailler – Geneva GE, Switzerland
1969

Legals