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Jean Carzou (Armenian: Ժան Գառզու, born in Aleppo; 1 January 1907 – 12 August 2000) was a French–Armenian artist, painter, and illustrator, whose work illustrated the novels of Ernest Hemingway and Albert Camus.[1][2]

Jean Carzou
Born	(1907-01-01)1 January 1907 Aleppo, Aleppo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died	12 August 2000(2000-08-12) (aged 93) Marsac-sur-l'Isle, Dordogne, France
Nationality	Armenian

Life and career

Carzou was born Karnik Zouloumian (Armenian: Գառնիկ Զուլումեան) 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.[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.[2]

A Carzou museum exists in the town of Dinard (Brittany).^{[citation needed]}

Collections

Carzou's work is held in the permanent collections of several institutions, including the Hermitage Museum,[3] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[4] the Art Institute of Chicago,[5] the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum,[6] and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.[7]

Awards

• National Order of Merit[2]

References

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На других языках

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[de] Jean Carzou

Jean Marie Carzou, eigentlich Gaṙnik Harutyuni Zulumyan bzw. Zouloumian (* 1. Januar 1907 in Aleppo, Osmanisches Reich; † 12. August 2000 in Périgueux, Aquitanien) war ein französisch-armenischer Maler und Graveur.

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- [en] Jean Carzou

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[fr] Jean Carzou

Jean Carzou, pseudonyme de Karnik Zouloumian, né à Alep (Syrie) le 1er janvier 1907, et mort à Marsac-sur-l'Isle (Dordogne) le 12 août 2000, est un peintre, lithographe, graveur (eau-forte, pointe-sèche) et décorateur français d'origine arménienne.

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[it] Jean Carzou

Jean Carzou, all'anagrafe Garnik Zouloumian (Aleppo, 1º gennaio 1907 – Périgueux, 12 agosto 2000), è stato un pittore francese, di origine armena.

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[ru] Жан Карзу

Жан Карзу (фр. Jean Carzou, (имя при рождении — Гарник Зулумян), 1 января 1907, Алеппо — 12 августа 2000, Перигё) — армяно-французский художник — живописец, график, сценограф, книжный иллюстратор, представитель так называемой «парижской школы». Годы творческой активности — 1925—1999. Относится к течению постмодернизма в искусстве. Занимает четвертое место в списке десяти лучших французских художников, опубликованном в майском выпуске французского журнала «Realities» за 1995 год (по результатам опроса среди видных художников и критиков) . Его работы экспонируются во многих музеях современной живописи. Характерное определение произведений Карзу — «магический реализм».

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