MARCHAL Henri-Joseph

Henri-Joseph MARCHAL was a painter born in Essey-les-Nancy in 1878 and died in 1942. Larcher student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Nancy and Bonnat at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was admitted to the Salon des Artistes Français at the age of 18. He obtained a Silver Medal in 1906 with La Grand'Mère and his first Gold Medal with a Portrait of Young Girl in 1926. He presented a Portrait of Man in 1929. Marquet's influence is noticeable in its landscapes (including a number of Provence and its views of cities. He appeared at the Salon de Nancy with many portraits and landscapes. The artist was a professor and then director of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nancy.