Lucien Martial (1892- 1987) "saint-jean-de-luz From The Hill Of Sainte-barbe" Oil Canvas 65x92

Lucien MARTIAL (Paris 1892- Paris 1987) “View of Saint-Jean-de-Luz from the hill of Sainte-Barbe” Oil on paper mounted on canvas signed lower right H: 65 cm x W: 92 cm Biography of Lucien Martial: Born into a family of artisans in Paris, Lucien Martial showed early talent for drawing and encouraged his parents to lead him in this direction. In 1916, he enrolled at the Germain Pilon school where applied arts were taught. Four years later, he was hired as an industrial designer at the Rolf factory. He stayed there only a short time and joined Christofle to create goldsmith pieces. His boss encouraged him to perfect his drawing studies. He was then admitted to the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Fernand Cormon's studio, and considered teaching. He passed the competitive examination for the city of Paris. After a stay in the South of France, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs appointed him professor at the École des beaux-arts in Montreal (Quebec) in 1925. He remained there for ten years. He taught, among other things, the technique of cloisonnism. His students remembered him for his kindness towards them, his dedication, and the intelligence of his teaching. He exhibited at the Salon des artistes français in 1929 and 1950. He painted frescoes for the Labor Pavilion at the 1937 World's Fair in Paris. Fouqueray encouraged him to become a painter for the Navy, which he did in 1943. He became director of the advanced course at the École des arts appliqués de la ville de Paris in 1953, and president of the Salon des artistes français around the same time. He frequently stayed in Sainte-Colombe-des-Bois, the birthplace of his parents who retired there, until his mother's death in 1952. He then settled in Cuffy in the Cher region and traveled between his Parisian apartment, Brittany, Provence and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, where he bought a studio and became friends with Maurice Genevoix. Lucien Martial is buried in Sainte-Colombe-des-Bois.