Claude Roger-Marx
Claude Roger-Marx | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 November 1888 Paris |
| Died | 17 May 1977 (aged 88) |
| Pen name | Claudinet |
| Occupation | writer, playwright, art critic, art historian |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Notable awards | chevalier de la Légion d’honneur (1927), commandeur de la Légion d’honneur (1956) |
| Spouse | Florestine Caroline Nathan (nickname "Mayotte") |
| Children | Paulette (1913–?; married Asselain), Denis (1922–1944) |
Claude Roger-Marx (12 November 1888, Paris – 17 May 1977, Paris), was a French writer, and playwright, as well as an art critic and art historian like his father Roger Marx (1859–1913).[1] He also used the pen name "Claudinet".[2]
Biography
Roger-Marx, son of Roger Marx and Elisa Nathan (1859–1933), achieved his baccalauréat in 1906, studied at the faculties of law and humanities of the University of Paris,[3] and began to write poems and plays. In 1912 he married Florestine Caroline Nathan, who gave birth to their two children.[4] He published two novels, before he wrote plays.[5] In 1927 he became a chevalier of the Légion d’honneur.[3] During World War II, in February 1944 he lost his son, who was imprisoned by the Gestapo. Roger-Marx, as a Jew, fled to Marseille in 1941, and in 1943 to Isère.
His real career as critic and art historian started after the war.[4] 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.[5] In 1956 he was made commander of the Légion d’honneur.[3]
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)
- 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
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ Claudinet [Pseud. Für Claude Roger-Marx]: Les vits imaginaires.
- ^ a b c Inventaire du fonds d'archives de Claude ROGER-MARX (1888-1977) (French), biography by his grandchildren.
- ^ a b Claude Roger-Marx (1888-1977) (French)
- ^ a b Claude Roger-Marx (French)
External links
- Claude Roger-Marx in the German National Library catalogue
- Claude Roger-Marx at IMDb
- French art critics
- French art historians
- Jewish writers
- Jewish dramatists and playwrights
- French dramatists and playwrights
- University of Paris alumni
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur
- Writers from Paris
- 1888 births
- 1977 deaths
- French male dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century dramatists and playwrights