Félix Marcilhac (20 November 1941 – 29 January 2020) was a French art historian who collected Art Deco objects.[1][2][3]

Biography

In 1969, Marcilhac opened the galerie Marcilhac in Paris, specializing in Art Deco.[4] He was the author of the biography of French orientalist painter Jacques Majorelle. He sold his entire collection in March 2014, earning 24,727,715 €.[5][6] The gallery was then taken over by his son, Félix-Félix Marcilhac.[7]

Félix Marcilhac died on 29 January 2020 at the age of 78.[8]

Publications

• Jean Dunand (1991)
• Sandoz, Sculpteur, figuriste et animalier (1996)
• Chana Orloff 1888-1968, catalogue raisonné (1996)
• André Groult, Décorateur-ensemblier du XXe siècle (1996)
• Pierre-Paul Jouve (2005)
• Angkor - Le Cambodge d'André Maire (2005)
• Joseph Csaky, Du cubisme à la figuration réaliste (2007)
• Dominique, André Domin et Marcel Genevrière, décorateurs d'avant-garde, Dominique, éditions de L'Amateur (2008)
• Gustave Miklos and Joseph Csaky (2010)
• René Lalique, catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de verre (2011)
• Maurice Marinot, artisan verrier 1882-1960 (2013)
• Les orientalistes : Jacques Majorelle (2016)
• Jacques Majorelle (2017)

References