Maurice Brianchon (French 1899-1979)
The setting of 'poetical reality' best describes the ambience of Brianchon's paintings which perhaps relates closest to the work of Vuillard and Bonnard for its most decorative appearance. Brianchon established a strong international following in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He was selected to represent France at the Venice Biennale in 1934, where his works hung alongside Manet and in 1939 he won the Carnegies prize, two years after it had been awarded to Braque. Finally his talents led to his selection as one of the official artists for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.
