Maurice Savin

Maurice Savin
Birth name	Maurice Louis Savin
Born	October 17, 1894(1894-10-17) Moras, Drôme, France
Died	1973 Paris
Nationality	French
Field	Painting

Maurice Savin (October 17, 1894–1973), born Maurice Louis Savin, was a French artist,^[1] painter,^[2] ceramicist^[3] and tapestry-maker his works are included in many private and public collections.

Biography

Maurice Savin was born in 1894 in the Drôme in south-eastern France. He studied art before being conscripted into the French military in 1914. He was wounded twice, during World War I, being awarded the Croix de guerre.^[1]

After the war, Savin worked for various magazines and journals as an illustrator, during this period he continued to paint and had exhibitions in Paris at, for example, the Salon d’Automne. In 1933, he began working in ceramics, producing a mural for city hall in Montelimar in 1936.^[1]

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.maurice-savin.fr/biographie.html
2. ^ http://www.askart.com/askart/s/maurice_savin/maurice_savin.aspx
3. ^ http://manufacturedesevres.culture.gouv.fr/site.php?type=P&id=136&langue=2

External links

• Official website

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Name	Savin, Maurice
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Date of birth	October 17, 1894
Place of birth	Moras, Drôme, France
Date of death	1973
Place of death	Paris