Marcel Bloch oil on panel Elegant women at the racecourse

Moïse Marcel Bloch 1882 - 1966
He studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure under Paul Renouard and Charle Lamere, graduating with first prize. His first job was in advertising. He produced posters for motorcycles, motor oil, tires, clothing, etc., as well as fashion brochures.
A combatant in the First World War, he is listed in the visitors' book of the soldiers of Verdun.
By the mid-1920s, he had developed an easily recognizable style, inspired by eighteenth-century gallant, libertine scenes adapted to Art Deco tastes. Typical of his style are his comely female characters, the embodiment of the elegant, frivolous and mischievous Parisienne, reminiscent of the contemporary Mistinguette, who bears a striking resemblance to his contemporary René Péan.
He specializes in etching He supplies plates for modern printmaking
Parisian engraver and publisher Philippe Rosen (1871-1949) distributed his works, mainly small formats such as menus, whose colorful covers come alive with scenes imbued with inventive humor (see example opposite).
He was a member of the Salons des indépendants (from 1909 and regularly from 1926 to 1939) and the Salon des Artistes Français (from 1913), and exhibited at the Salon des humoristes. He sits on the committee of the Société des Dessinateurs humoristes.
In the 1930s, he also drew illustrations for detective novels.
During the Occupation, he lived in hiding in Paris] but "suffered under the racial laws". In the second half of the '40s, he produced postcards featuring military humor, French agricultural products and even pin-up girls.
He also illustrated numerous books (Blazac, Flaubert, Musset , George Sand, Alexandre Dumas Kiling André Maurois.), some of which were aimed at children.
As a substitute teacher, he was awarded the silver medal of the City of Paris in 1955.
His latest works bring back to life the Paris of the olden days. Their fluid yet quicker, even looser brushstrokes are reminiscent of Impressionism.
In February 1961, at his own request - supported by fellow artists Edouard Sandoz and Georges Vila - he was admitted to the Maison nationale de retraite des peintres in Nogent sur Marne.
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