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Biography
1899
Born in Montauban, Tarn et Garonne Department, France.
1910
His father dies; he is raised by his mother.
1910-1934
Lives in Montpellier and on a family property at St-Martin de Londres; self-taught, he learns painting by studying the masterworks of the Fabre Museum in Montpellier.
1921
Marries Marie-Louise Arnoux, from Marseilles.
1922
Birth of his only daughter.
1934
Purchases “Maurinay”, a property near Pau, in the Gers Department.
1935
Meets the novelist Joseph Peyré with whom he develops a long-lasting friendship.
1939
Sells Maurinay and moves to Paris; drafted at the start of the war, he resumes his artistic activities in 1940.
1954
Wins the “Parisiennes de France” prize.
1958
Wins the “Club du Tableau” prize (together with Jean Joyet).
1958
Nominated for the grand prize for painting offered on the occasion of the Thirteenths Centenary of the Benedictine Abbey at Fécamp.
1962
Nominated for the Prix de la Critique (Galerie St-Placide, Paris).
1963
Receives the Gold Medal of the Salon de Taverny.
1964
Receives the Grand Prize of the city of Asnières.
1968
Receives the Prize of the Conseil général at the Twelfth Salon des Beaux-Arts de Taverny.