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4598235
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Postcards
Title
Travesti. Salon de Paris ' A Disguise ' van Pierre Jean Poitevin . Disfraz . Travestito
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Year
1921
Collection / set
Number on postcard
4156
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Dimensions
8.8 x 13.8 cm
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Postcard of a print of a Painting of a Transvestite by Jean-Pierre Poitevin, sent by a Belgian soldier stationed in Duisburg, Germany in 1921 Postmark Postes Militaires Belgique Post Office July 23, 1921 text on card recevez cher parrain mes bonnes amities de Duisburg Addressed to Genappe Genepiën Belgium (source wiki; Between 1921 and 1925, Duisburg was occupied by French and Belgian troops to force Germany to pay reparations for the First World War. Jean-Pierre Poitevin was mainly a cartoonist, he also created pastels, oil paintings, watercolors and lithographs . testimonies from the time of the wars (1914-1933) . Exhibitions in Paris, rue St. Honore and Brussels, he drew the major events of his time: the war of 14-18, Daudet trial, Tour de France cyclist, landing by Charles Lindbergh, many Parisian scenes, landscapes of the provincial city of Geneva, Brussels, Bruges ... Born in Chatellerault, son of Jean Poitevin teacher at the Lycee Charlemagne in Paris. Studies: Lycee Charlemagne, Lycee Henri IV, Diploma in Egyptology, Visual arts (painting, sculpture). Lives with his parents rue Sedaine (XII). Between 1912 and 1919, three years of military service and four years of war as a private, he refuses to rise in rank despite the promotions offered, not wanting to be responsible for the deaths of his other soldiers. Realizes the newspaper "Le Rigolboche". Married to Jeanne MAYNAU with whom he had two daughters, Danielle (1914-1988) and Anne-Marie (1920). Upon returning from the war, 28 Quai d'Orleans (Ile St. Louis) lives. Reporter newspaper cartoonist "Daily", "Petit Parisien" and Illustration portraitist notable family works. professor of drawing at the ABC school. passing the last months of his life in Bucharest, where he obtained a position of cultural attache at the Embassy of France. Died in 1933 at the age of 44, leaving some of his work in Romania. Buried in Bucharest, the cemetery and his grave will disappear during Ceausescu's "great work". PS: The publisher of this site is to search all documents and information related to Pierre-Jean Poitevin and his work, he would get in touch with someone with drawings or paintings of the artist, in particular about his story of Charles Lindbergh landing at Le Bourget in 1927. The Paris Salon is a major art exhibition that takes place regularly in Paris. The Salon de Paris or Salon was of great importance for art, especially in the 19th century. The salon, then called l'exposition, was founded in 1648 by Cardinal Jules Mazarin, minister of finance under Louis XIV, and was intended for graduates of the École des Beaux-Arts. From 1673 onwards, the exhibition organized annually (later also biennially) by the Académie royale de peinture et sculpture (which was replaced in 1816 by the Académie des Beaux-Arts), also founded in 1648, took place. In 1725 the exhibition was held in the so-called Salon carré of the Palais du Louvre and was initially called the Sallon. The Salon, as the exhibition was later called, had also been open to the public since 1737. For two centuries it was the most important exhibition for visual artists in France and it was essential for painters and sculptors who wanted to make their name to participate. The strict selection was liberalized after the 1848 revolution and initially fewer artists were refused. The organization of the Salon has been in the hands of the Société des Artistes Français since 1881, when the state withdrew completely as organizer, and the official name was changed to Salon des Artistes Français. The salon was visited by visitors from all walks of life. The salon mainly showed works by established visual artists from the art academy. Newcomers who went their own way, such as Paul Cézanne, were often rejected. If artists' work was refused for the Salon, the possibilities for exhibiting it elsewhere became very limited. The rejected work was marked with a stamp with the letter R (for "refusé", which means refused). But even if the work had been selected, it was still important to get a good place. In the nineteenth century, the entire wall was covered with paintings during an exhibition. Of course, if the work was hung very high, no one could see it. Through letters and requests to the academy's management, the artists tried to get a better place.

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