Jean-Paul Crespelle

Jean-Paul Crespelle (24 December 1910 – 1994) was a journalist and author. He was born in Nogent-sur-Marne, Île-de-France, France.

Crespelle wrote important historical works on the artistic and nocturnal life of the artists who gathered in Montmartre and Montparnasse at the turn of the 20th century.

Works

(Partial bibliography)

• The Fauves
• Picasso and his women
• Monet: The Masterworks
• The Love, The Dreams, The Life of Chagall
• La vie quotidienne des impressionnistes, 1863-1883
• Vie quotidienne a Montmartre au temps de Picasso, 1900-1910
• La vie quotidienne à Montparnasse à la grande époque 1905-1930
• A la découverte de l'art dans les musées de Paris
• Montparnasse vivant
• Montmartre vivant

References

• Brief biography of Jean-Paul Crespelle (in French)