Victor Spahn Oil On Canvas Régate à New York

Victor Spahn Oil On Canvas "Régate à New York"
Born March 20, 1949, Victor Spahn is a French painter of Russian origin. The artist left school very early and went on to do odd jobs before joining the workshop of a ceramic tile manufacturer. He ended up creating his own mosaic decoration company in 1968. In 1970, he won the First Prize in New York for a mosaic table and took part in numerous exhibitions including the Salon des Indépendants et Artistes Français. He meets André Lanskoy who teaches him painting. Victor Spahn exhibited his works in 1971. He obtained his first personal exhibition in 1975 at the Liszt Gallery in Paris, then another in 1976 with Toyota. He exhibited in many cities such as Paris, Tokyo, Geneva,… In the 1990s, two permanent exhibitions took place, one in Honfleur, the other in Megève. In the 2010s, he exhibited a lot in the United States (Chicago, San Francisco, New York, among others). He entered the "Who's Who" in 2002. He paints a lot for the world of sport, which earned him the nickname "painter of movement". Painter of movement and energy, unconditional lover of speed and elegance, Victor Spahn constructs his paintings from the aesthetic power and emotion emanating from the world of sport. He also created numerous posters, notably for the Peugeot Golf Open, the 1st Paris-Bercy tennis open in 1986, the Perrier Tournament (golf), the World Polo Championship, the French rugby stadium and the Grand Prix de Formula 1 of France in 1992. During the 2000s, he began working on landscapes and cities around the world and also collaborated with luxury brands such as Lancel.