Marcel Charon

Marcel Charon was born with Enghien in France from parents inhabitant of Li2ege. His/her father the painter Alphonse Charon works with the Manufacture of the Goblins. In 1901 return of the family to Liege and thanks to his/her father recontre Auguste Donnay and Richard Heintz]. After being close to the School of Barbizon, he discovers the expressionnism Flemish and been subject to the influences of Gustave De Smet, Constant Permeke, Frits Van den Berghe with the gallery Sélection which he visits in company of Auguste Mambour. In 1926 he is founding member in Liege of the group the Escalier with Mambour and Scauflaire. 1930, end of its period expressionnist, is put at the woodcarving and on stone, carries out many drawings. In 1953 exposes abstract gouaches to the gallery the Square in Liege, it will continue its abstract research until its death in 1961.

Its work

Marcel Charon built a work solid, cordial, while looking around him. He paints the scenes of the daily life, Maternité, His Child, Been engaged the , with the Museum of Walloon Art, the Swing, the Young Boy , with the Museum of Verviers, the trades, the Boatman, the Loggers, the Cutting, the Man with the Forgery, the Pleasures of the Days, the characters of flesh and blood applied to their task and reduced to their gasoline even. The feature adapts to the subject. The angle is appropriate for statics, the line bent with tenderness or the effort. In its landscapes the curve disputes it with the cube. Post-cubism and expressionism merge in hot colors which are spread with refinement.

Exposures

1970-1971, retrospective Marcel Charon with the Museum of Beautiful arts of Liege.
1990, Marcel Charon abstract , Gallery Cyan, Liege.
1992, Marcel Charon charcoals and blood , Gallery Cyan, Liege.

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