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Claude Roger-Marx

French art historian (1888–1977) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Claude Roger-Marx (1888–1977) was a French writer, playwright, art critic, art collector and art historian.[1][2]

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Early life and education

Claude Roger-Marx was born Jules Anne Claude Marx on 12 November 1888 in Paris, to Roger Marx [fr] and Elisa Cécile Nathan (1859–1933).[3][4]

In 1906, Roger-Marx graduated with his baccalauréat.[5] Roger-Marx then studied at the University of Paris Faculty of Law.[5]

Career

Roger-Marx published two novels, before he wrote plays.[6] In 1927 he became a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.[5] Roger Marx's art collection included Edouard Manet's La Sultan[7] and Paul Signac's Voiles dans la brume. Canal de la Giudecca.[8] He also used the pen name Claudine'.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] His son, Denis, was imprisoned by the Gestapo and executed on February 25 1944.[12]

Postwar

His real career as critic and art historian started after the war.[13] 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.[6] In 1956 he was made commander of the Légion d'honneur.[5]

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Personal life

In 1912, Roger-Marx married Florestine "Mayotte" Caroline Marie Nathan.[4] The couple had two children, Paulette (1913–1994) and the French Resistance fighter Denis Roger-Marx [fr] (1922–1944).[13]

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
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References

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