COUTAUD Lucien

Biography of Lucien COUTAUD

Lucien Coutaud was a French painter and engraver, born in Meysnes on December 13, 1904, and died on June 21, 1977 in Paris. His style is very close to surrealism (poetry, dramaturgy). He is the precursor of the Eroticomagic painting technique which consists of focusing on a world, a person undergoing metamorphosis.

The History of Lucien COUTAUD

From 1920, he began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Nîmes where he learned various techniques, including printmaking, thanks to his teacher and engraver, Armand Coussens. In 1932, the painter and engraver held his first exhibition. Over the years, the subjects of his works varied, he painted many bouquets of flowers in gouache but also created sets for theaters. From 1934, Lucien Coutaud mainly created characters but also large gouaches.

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