Camille Liausu
(1894-1975)
French. Painter of figures, portraits, nudes, still lifes, watercolorist, and tapestry cartoonist.
He was born in 1894 in Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, then attended classes with Fernand Cormon in Paris around 1919. He exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Tuileries, and the Salon du Grand Palais. He was influenced by the artists André Lhote and Roger Bissière. He became friends with the latter, and they set up their studio in the Parc-de-Montsouris district (Paris 14th arrondissement), near Georges Braque and Louis Latapie. His compositions are made of simple sculptural forms. He was also a set designer, designing costumes for the theater as well as tapestry cartoons for the famous Gobelins factory. He was the brother of the playwright and journalist Jean-Pierre Liausu. He died in 1975 in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
The works presented below are oils on paper.
The sizes indicated correspond to the dimensions of the drawn area.
