Claude Roger-Marx Explained
| Claude Roger-Marx |
| Pseudonym: | Claudinet |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Paris |
| Death Place: | Paris |
| Occupation: | writer, playwright, art critic, art historian |
| Nationality: | French |
| Alma Mater: | University of Paris |
| Spouse: | Florestine Caroline Nathan (nickname "Mayotte") |
| Children: | Paulette (1913–1994; married René Asselain),
Denis (1922–1944) |
| Awards: | chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1927),
commandeur de la Légion d'honneur (1956) |
Claude Roger-Marx (12 November 1888, Paris – 17 May 1977, Paris), was a French writer, and playwright, as well as an art critic and art historian like his father Roger Marx (1859–1913).[1] He also used the pen name "Claudinet".[2]
Biography
Roger-Marx, son of Roger Marx and Elisa Nathan (1859–1933), achieved his baccalauréat in 1906, studied at the faculties of law and humanities of the University of Paris,[3] and began to write poems and plays. In 1912 he married Florestine Caroline Nathan, who gave birth to their two children.[4] He published two novels, before he wrote plays.[5] In 1927 he became a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. Roger Marx's art collection included Edouard Manet's La Sultan[6] and Paul Signac's Voiles dans la brume. Canal de la Giudecca.[7]
Nazi persecution in France
When Nazi Germany invaded France in 1940 in World War II, Jews were persecuted. Roger-Marx, who was Jewish, was suspended from his duties in December 1940.[8] He fled to Marseille in 1941, and in 1943 to Isère. His art collection was seized by the E.R.R., the Nazi looting organization operating in France.[9] His son, Denis, was imprisoned by the Gestapo and executed on February 25 1944.[10]
Postwar
His real career as critic and art historian started after the war. He was a great admirer of art, and became inspector of the Écoles des Beaux-Arts (schools of fine arts). He also was chroniqueur attitré of the Figaro, especially the Figaro Littéraire, its literary supplement, as well as of the Revue de Paris. In 1956 he was made commander of the Légion d'honneur.
Works
- Novels
- Les Deux Amis, novel, Albin Michel, 1921
- La Tragédie légère, novel, Albin Michel, 1922
- Comedies
- Simili, comedy in three acts, Stock, 1930
- Dimanche, comedy in one act, Andrieu frères, 1934
- Biens oisifs, comedy in one act, Stock, 1936
- Lecture, comedy in one act, Stock, 1936
- La Pensionnaire, comedy in three acts, Lejeune, 1936
- Réussite, comedy in one act, Librairie théâtrale, 1936
- 80 printemps, ou les Ardeurs de l'hiver, comedy in one act, Lejeune, 1936
- Nino, comedy in one act, Les Annales, 1937
- Marie ou la Manière douce, comedy in three acts, Denoël, 1938
- Art historical works
- Graphic art [of] the 19th century
- Vuillard: His Life & Work, Paul Elek 1946
- Les Lithographies de Renoir, André Sauret, Monte-Carlo, 1952
- Degas: Dancers
- Delacroix (The Great Draughtsmen)
- Dufy: At the races (The petite library of art)
- Dunoyer De Segonzac, 1951
- Daumier: Paintings
- Les Lithographies de Toulouse-Lautrec
- La Gravure originale en France de Manet à nos jours (French Original Prints from Manet to the Present Time)
- Bonnard
- Vertès: Un et divers
Notes and References
- http://www.inha.fr/spip.php?article582 Les archives Roger Marx (1859-1913) et Claude Roger-Marx (1888-1977), de nouvelles sources pour l’étude de la critique et de l’histoire de l’art en France
- http://www.sosantikvarium.hu/book8019.htm Claudinet [Pseud. Für Claude Roger-Marx]: Les vits imaginaires.
- http://www.inha.fr/IMG/pdf/inventaire-fonds-claude-roger-marx.pdf Inventaire du fonds d'archives de Claude ROGER-MARX (1888-1977)
- http://www.poesie-erotique.net/ClaudeRogerMarx.html Claude Roger-Marx (1888-1977)
- http://poesie-erotique.com/poeme.php?id=507 Claude Roger-Marx
- Web site: Altlasten im Neubau . 2023-02-10 . Tages-Anzeiger . de . Von mindestens vier Bildern von Edouard Manet aus der Sammlung Bührle befindet sich das Bild «La Sultane» (um 1871) in der Stiftung. Ursprünglich im Besitz des Pariser Kunstkritikers Roger Marx, durchlief das Bild eine wahre Händlerkarriere: von Durand-Ruel zu Bernheim-Jeune und schliesslich zu Paul Cassirer in Berlin, bis es vermutlich 1928 der Breslauer Sammler Max Silberberg erwarb..
- Web site: Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale / Lot 5 Paul Signac Voiles dans la brume. Canal de la Giudecca . Sotheby's . Provenance Galerie Druet, Paris Christian Cherfils, Paris (acquired in April 1905) Claude Roger-Marx, Paris (acquired by 1922) Galerie de l’Elysée (Alex Maguy), Paris (acquired by 1958) M. Knoedler & Co., New York Sale: Sotheby’s, London, 3rd December 1985, lot 21.
- Web site: Claude (1888-1977) . Roger-Marx . Claude Roger-Marx Collection (Archives 94) . 2023-02-10 . FranceArchives . en.
- Web site: Cultural Plunder by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg: Database of Art Objects at the Jeu de Paume .
- Web site: MARX Denis, Étienne, Roger - Maitron . 2023-02-10 . fusilles-40-44.maitron.fr . Il fut arrêté le 23 février 1944 en gare de Grenoble (Isère) alors qu’il revenait de Lyon (Rhône, aujourd’hui Métropole de Lyon) où il venait d’assurer une liaison. Il fut conduit à l’hôtel Suisse-et-Bordeaux situé devant la gare. Cet hôtel avait été réquisitionné par Aloïs Brunner à son arrivée dans la ville pour loger son équipe de police anti-juive. Le rapport du capitaine Bachasson, chef du 2ème bureau à Grenoble, sur l’arrestation et l’exécution de Denis Marx mentionne toutefois que s’y trouvait également la Feldgendarmerie et que c’est elle qui interrogea Denis Marx. Questionné sur l’adresse de ses parents, il donna une adresse qui, immédiatement contrôlée, s’avéra fausse. Dès le retour des Feldgendarmes, le 25 février 1944, vers midi, Denis Marx fut sommairement exécuté d’une balle tirée à bout-portant..
