carzou / palais de la méditerranée-nice / poster 22/009

Carzou was born Karnik Zouloumian in Aleppo, Syria to an Armenian family.
Carzou later created his name from the first syllables of his name and surname, and added a Parisian nickname, "Jean". He was educated in Cairo, Egypt before
moving to Paris in 1924 to study architecture.
He started working as a theater decorator but quickly realized he preferred drawing and painting. In 1938, more than a hundred exhibitions of his works were organized in Paris, in the French provinces and abroad. In 1949, he received the
coveted Hallmark prize.
In 1952, he created costumes and sceneries for Les Indes Galantes of Rameau at the Opéra de Paris. He continued with Le Loup (1953) for "Les Ballets" of Roland Petit, Giselle (1954) and Athalie (1955) at the Opéra and "La Comédie française".
Carzou was elected a member of the Institut de France, Académie des beaux-arts, succeeding in the seat left vacant by the death of painter Jean Bouchaud in 1977. He was also awarded the National Order of Merit of France.
A Carzou museum exists in the town of Dinard (Brittany).
He died on August 12, 2000, in Périgueux, Dordogne (France).
1978 poster for an exhibition of the works of jean carzou.
1907 - 2000, french-armenian artist and illustrator - he illustrated the works of ernest hemingway and albert camus

rare original poster
1966
very good condition - some repairs to small tears
absolutely stunning colour!

image: 665 x 495mm
frame: 765 x 595mm

black mount and black stained beech frame - stunning!

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