Although he is studying law, Marcel Gromaire is above all passionate about art. He even continues to draw and make sketches during his military service during the First World War. Very marked by this tragic period, he takes refuge in art. The theme of the nude appears recurrently in his work, especially between 1920 and 1960. The theme of his creations thus oscillates between painful and severe subjects and others more sensual, sometimes almost erotic. A great admirer of Matisse, Cézanne and Léger, he never sought to belong to any particular artistic movement. On the contrary, he continues his search for a new style, one that is in harmony with his time while distinguishing itself from the styles in vogue at the time. The use of geometrical forms in his compositions often led him to be related to the Cubist movement. The colours of his palette as well as the themes he tackles bring him closer to the Expressionists.
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