Paul Lucien Maze
De Segonzac Asleep
Pencil on paper
SIZE UNFRAMED: H11 x W7 ins (28 x 18 cms)
SIZE FRAMED: H14 x W11 ins (36 x 28 cms)
SIZE FRAMED: H14 x W11 ins (36 x 28 cms)
At the end of the First World War, Maze rented a studio at 13 Rue Bonaparte, his neighbour on one side was André Derain (1880-1954) and on the other André...
At the end of the First World War, Maze rented a studio at 13 Rue Bonaparte, his neighbour on one side was André Derain (1880-1954) and on the other André Dunoyer De Segonzac (1884-1974). They became great friends and would spend the evenings with fellow artists and writers, amongst them Colette, the author of the novella, Gigi, who nicknamed Maze 'Le Berger' (The Shepherd) because he wore tweeds.
De Segonzac greatly encouraged Maze and helped him to organise an exhibition in Nice at the Galerie des Beaux Arts in 1921. This tribute to his friend was published in Maze's exhibition catalogue at The O'Hana Gallery, London in 1964: ”An art in all its spontaneity, in direct relation to the wonderful sights of nature and life. An art which, unconsciously is related to that of the Impressionists and of Claude Monet, his fellow countrymen of Le Havre. Untouched by the official art of our time, Paul Maze today has a true stature - ‘independent’. "
De Segonzac greatly encouraged Maze and helped him to organise an exhibition in Nice at the Galerie des Beaux Arts in 1921. This tribute to his friend was published in Maze's exhibition catalogue at The O'Hana Gallery, London in 1964: ”An art in all its spontaneity, in direct relation to the wonderful sights of nature and life. An art which, unconsciously is related to that of the Impressionists and of Claude Monet, his fellow countrymen of Le Havre. Untouched by the official art of our time, Paul Maze today has a true stature - ‘independent’. "