Jean Godin

A French painter, he has been active in the French art world for over 50 years. After the war, he became an artist under the influence of Miserabilism, the "misery" of Janssen, Buffet and others. While retaining the line drawing style that is one of the characteristics of Miserabilism, he broke away from Miserabilism and painted the peaceful landscapes and flowers of his hometown on the Loire River using colors such as red, yellow and light brown. His works are collected by art museums and have won numerous awards. In Japan, his works are exhibited at famous department stores such as Mitsukoshi and Daimaru.

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Biography

Born in Angers, France in 1943.

Graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Angers, Department of Drawing

Angers is a major city on the banks of the Loire River southwest of Paris. The banks of the Loire are said to be the garden of France, and many aristocrats built their castles and moved there. Beautiful castles (chateaux) appear here and there in the scenic landscape. Godin paints landscapes and flowers with a fantastical atmosphere. On Jean Godin's canvases, the real landscape before your eyes becomes the stage of a fairy tale. In the next moment, fairies seem to appear. Just like the poems of Symbolist poets such as Verlaine and Baudelaire, the landscapes and flowers in Godin's paintings convey their souls.

Solo Exhibitions

Gallery Francis Barlier (Paris), Gallery Isser (Montreal, Canada ) , Gallery Buscarol (San Francisco, USA), Gallery Marais (Nice), Kunst Les Beaux-Arts (Ratingen Gallery, Germany) , etc.

Collection

Musée d' Emée ( Museum of Emée ) , Musée du Gemmail ( Museum of Gemmail in Tours ) , Mairie d ' Ecouflant ( City Hall of Ecouflant ) , Mairie d ' Angers ( City Hall of Angers ) , Mairie de St.Gemmes sur Loire ( City Hall of Saint-Gemmes-sur-Loire ), Mairie de St.Aubin de Luigne ( City Hall of Saint-Aubin-de-Luigne ) , etc.

Awards

Leonardo Da Vinci Award, Grand Prix at the Salon de Trelaze exhibition, Gold Award at the Salon de Moutier exhibition, Bronze Award at the French Artists Association exhibition , etc.