MILANI Armand (1907-1991). - Lot 385

MILANI Armand (1907-1991). "ROSIERES Charcoal and mixed media. Signed lower left. Size: 40 x 28 cm. A landscape watercolorist, he was born in Vitry-sur-Orne (57) in 1907 and died on March 11, 1991. Studied at the Nancy Ecole des Beaux Arts with Bauvry and Louis Montagné. After starting out as a sculptor and earthenware maker in Saint-Clément, Armand Milani made a name for himself as a painter, taking part in numerous Lorraine exhibitions from 1933 onwards (Salon des Artistes Lorrains in Nancy, Salon des Provinces Françaises in Metz, Salon des Artistes d'Epinal where he won Second Grand Prix). He visited Alsace, Brittany, the South of France, Germany and Switzerland, always in search of nature, which he painted in all its aspects and in all seasons. He also won the Grand Prix du Sénat in Paris, the Grand Prix des Sept Collines in Rome and was ranked Hors Concours at the European Exhibition in Strasbourg. Armand MILANI was a member of the Artistes Français in Paris. He exhibited 14 watercolors (Mont-sur-Meurthe, Gerbéviller, Franconville, Fraimboios, Essey-la-Côte, Remenoville) at the Exposition La Vallée de la Mortagne vue par les peintres, organized by Maurice Noël in Gerbéviller in 1971. He also took part in numerous exhibitions in Cognac, Saintes and Metz, and was a member of the Salon des Armées. Bibl.: Harcos "Peintres et Graveurs Lorrains" (Lorraine painters and engravers) Lorraine art consultant: Mr. Robert Leterrier