Marcel Lempereur-Haut Explained

Marcel Lempereur-Haut (1898, Liège – 1986, Lille) was a Belgian painter. He took drawing lessons at the Liège Academy of Fine Arts where he obtained a diploma in surveying and, after World War I he worked as a technical draughtsman.

In 1920, he joined the group publishing the Anthologie art magazine.[1] He started his artistic career by producing book illustrations and prints, mostly inspired by cubism. He produced his first abstract art in 1921, and in 1922 befriended František Kupka.[2] From 1932, he participated in the exhibitions of the musicalist artists.

He lived in Paris from 1945 to 1958, and participated in the exhibitions of the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles.[3] At this stage, his work mainly comprised combinations of circles, spirals and stars. His later works were mostly decorative.

Lempereur-Haut continued to paint into at least his late seventies, limiting himself to crayons on cardboard after a cataract operation in 1976 restricted his vision.[4] A retrospective exhibition of his work was held in Lille in 1985.[5]

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  1. 1997 . Revue belge d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art . . 66 . 149 . 0035-077X .
  2. Book: Parisse, Jacques . Actuel XX: la peinture à Liège au XXe siècle . 1975 . Editions Mardaga . 978-2-8021-0006-5 . 170 .
  3. Book: Lhotellier, Henry . Réalités nouvelles: 1946-1956 : [exposition], Musée des beaux-arts de Calais, 9 février – 8 avril 1980 . Dominique Viéville . 1980 . Musée des beaux-arts de Calais . 8346369 . 15 .
  4. Book: Lanthony, Philippe . Art & ophthalmology: the impact of eye diseases on painters . 2009 . Kugler Publications . 978-90-6299-460-1 . 82–83 .
  5. Book: Lempereur-Haut, rétrospective: du 18 octobre au 29 décembre 1985 . 1985 . Musée d'art moderne, Lille . 464029426 .