Max Léon Moreau (1902-1992) - Portrait d'un militaire

Oil on cardboard depicting the portrait of a soldier signed Max Léon MOREAU (1902-1992) Max Léon Moreau (1902-1992) is a Belgian painter and watercolorist, born September 2, 1902 in Soignies and died September 7, 1992 in Grenade. Son of painter Henri Moreau, he studied in Brussels, then devoted himself to portrait and genre scenes with orientalist influence. Career: five stays in Tunisia from 1929, three years in Marrakech after the war; regular exhibitions in Tunis, Algiers, Casablanca and Paris (Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, 1951). Style: realism mixed with orientalisme — portraits of Moroccan women, market scenes, still lifes and Paris street scenes. End of life: permanent relocation to Grenade; Parkinson’s disease from 1982 bringing his exhibition activity to an end. Heritage: the Casa Museo Max Moreau is dedicated to him in Grenade. Dimensions of the work: without frame: 53 cm x 41 cm The work is dated 1934 and signed bottom right Shows some traces and losses, see photos. Auction results for Max Léon MOREAU in Painting: Portrait of a Moroccan Man Max Léon MOREAU Oil on canvas 65 x 50 cm Estimate: €8,000 - €10,000 Hammer price: €16,000 (19/07/2008) - Intuitive ArtMarket 19/07/2008 Bonnaz-Lecomte (S.V.V.) Portrait of a Man / Portrait of a Bedouin Woman Max Léon MOREAU Oil on canvas 50 x 40 cm Estimate: €8,000 - €10,000 Hammer price: €9,500 (03/06/2004) - Intuitive ArtMarket 03/06/2004 Tajan (S.V.V.) Portrait of a Young Man (1934) Max Léon MOREAU Oil on canvas 65.7 x 50.5 cm Estimate: €8,000 - €12,000 Hammer price: €7,000 (23/06/2010) - Intuitive ArtMarket 23/06/2010 Sotheby’s Young shepherdess nursing her baby (1938) Max Léon MOREAU Oil on canvas 65 x 50 cm Estimate: €4,462 - €5,949 Hammer price: €6,941 (11/05/1999) - Intuitive ArtMarket 11/05/1999 Vanderkindere

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