Claude Roger-Marx (1888–1977) was a French writer, playwright, art critic, art collector and art historian.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 (French), Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA).
Early life and education Claude Roger-Marx was born Jules Anne Claude Marx on 12 November 1888 in Paris, to and Elisa Cécile Nathan (1859–1933).
In 1906, Roger-Marx graduated with his baccalauréat. Roger-Marx then studied at the University of Paris Faculty of Law.Inventaire du fonds d'archives de Claude ROGER-MARX (1888-1977) (French), biography by his grandchildren.
Career Roger-Marx published two novels, before he wrote plays.Claude Roger-Marx (French) In 1927 he became a chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. Roger Marx's art collection included Edouard Manet's La Sultan and Paul Signac's Voiles dans la brume. Canal de la Giudecca. He also used the pen name Claudine'.Claudinet [Pseud. Für Claude Roger-Marx]: Les vits imaginaires.
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. 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. His son, Denis, was imprisoned by the Gestapo and executed on February 25, 1944.
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.
Personal life In 1912, Roger-Marx married Florestine "Mayotte" Caroline Marie Nathan. The couple had two children, Paulette (1913–1994) and the French Resistance fighter (1922–1944).Claude Roger-Marx (1888-1977) (French)
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
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