Jacques Fourcy (1906-1990) The Mer De Glace Chamonix Mont Blanc

Watercolor by Jacques Fourcy representing the sea of ice Delivery 30 euros Jacques Fourcy, born July 6, 1906 in Paris and died March 16, 1990 in Savigny, is a French painter, member of the Society of Mountain Painters. Jacques Fourcy was born in Paris in 1906. He studied engineering at the École centrale Paris (class of 1929) and then joined the Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (PLM), then at the French National Railway Company (SNCF). A prisoner of war for five years1, he was repatriated for health reasons following the loss of an eye; he later received the Croix de Guerre 1939-19452. His training appears to be that of an autodidact. He started painting very early, mainly watercolors at first. He paints in his spare time, then after his retirement. He joined the Society of Mountain Painters (SPM) in 1925 and exhibited at the Salon of French Artists from 19262. Very known for his particularly lively and colorful watercolors, he also devoted himself, especially after the Second World War , with oil paint most often done on panels (hardboard). He mainly painted the high mountains; his works represent in particular the great peaks of the Chamonix3 valley and Oisans but also the peaks of the Swiss Alps.