The Route de Cezanne, which the artist used to follow from the Torse to Le Tholonet, is the only road in France to have ‘monument historique’ status. It opens to pedestrians and cyclists very occasionally and Sunday 26th June gives everyone this rare pleasure all afternoon. It’s 4.6km of twisty country roads, a bit hilly in places, but shaded from the sun by lots of trees.
Artists of course have been following in Cezanne’s footsteps for years. Leo Marchutz, 1903-1976, was a German painter, lithgrapher and teacher who lived and worked at the Chateau Noir for three and a half decades. His work can be seen in the Louvre, the Met in New York and, nearer to home, the Musee Granet.
Celebrating Marchutz…
Conference
Anthony Marchutz will be discussing the first part of his father’s journal, Denise Lemoine will highlight recent discoveries and film director James Ruffato will present progress on his documentary on the artist. Sunday 26th June, 10.30-11.30, Salle de l’Ours, Le Tholonet.
The Streets of Aix – Like You Have Never Seen Them Before!
On Sunday afternoon, June 26th between 2-6pm, at the Atelier Marchutz, there’s an ephemeral exhibition dedicated to the streets of Aix and the lithographs they inspired.
Lithography was Marchutz’s sole means of artistic expression from 1947 to 1964. They represent the core and largest part of his oeuvre. A selection of 25 of his architectural landscapes of Aix, will be paired with recent photographs of their urban motifs. The photos, veritable works of art in their own right, were taken by Joël Biletta, professional art photographer who has carried out numerous photo shoots of Marchutz’s work. (5 av du General Peraud).
From Stone to Paper
Learn About a Largely Misunderstood Art Form
Lithography, or the art of printing from a flat stone, is a 200 year-old, largely misunderstood process. Despite the fact that it had a pronounced influence on the works of Pierre Bonnard, Toulouse-Lautrec, Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse. . .
Leo Marchutz brought numerous innovations to the lithographic practice, which he lifted to a very high artistic level.
Learn more at The American College of the Mediterranean / IAU, on Tuesday, July 5th at 6:30 pm for a three-part conference on Leo Marchutz and lithography. They say, ‘You will never look at a lithograph in the same way again.’
The American College of the Mediterranean / IAU
2 bis, rue du Bon Pasteur, Aix.
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as ever, your information and comment are so inspiring – even to a long-time Aix lover
Thanks so much….