Maurice Marinot Self Portrait 1927 1882 1960

Maurice Marinot Le Barsг Quanais Maurice marinot (french, 1882–1960). Maurice marinot (born 20 march 1882 in troyes, france, died 1960, troyes) was a french artist. he was a painter considered a member of les fauves, and then a major artist in glass. marinot's father was a bonnet maker. maurice did poorly in school, but convinced his parents to send him to the École des beaux arts in 1901 to train as a painter.

Maurice Marinot 1882 1960 Bottle With Stopper 1930 Christie S Maurice marinot (1882 1960), the golden parrot glass bottle, france, 1928. blown and heat formed glass, metallic bubbles and colored inclusions between three layers of colorless glass. 15.5 x 12 cm. bequest of m. and mme louis barthou, 1934. inv. 32229. Maurice marinot (1882 1960) is one of the most important glassmakers of the twentieth century. he was a pioneer in the development of glass as an art form. in 1944, a munitions truck exploded outside of his studio, destroying a lifetime of work and making his glass very rare. marinot was born in troyes, south east of paris and began his career. Maurice marinot (born 1882, troyes, fr.—died 1960, troyes) was a french painter and glassmaker who was one of the first 20th century glassworkers to exploit the aesthetic qualities of weight and mass and one of the first to incorporate bubbles and other natural flaws as elements of design. marinot went to paris in 1901 to study painting at. Marinot began his artistic career as a fauve painter, along with others such as henri matisse, andré derain and maurice vlaminck. in 1911 he visited the glass studio of his art school friends, gabriel and eugène viard, at bar sur sienne near his home in troyes and became enthralled.