Nicolas de stael biography of georgetown
Nicolas de stael biography of georgetown washington dc.
| Nicolas de Staël | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 5, Saint Petersburg |
| Died | March 16, Antibes |
| Nationality | French nationality, of Russian origin |
| Education | Brussels Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts |
| Field | Collage, illustration and textiles |
| Works | View Complete Works |
Born in St.
Petersburg, Russia on January 5, , Nicolas de Staël was French by origin and his father was vice-governor of the fortress of Peter and Paul.
Nicolas de stael biography of georgetown
During the Russian Revolution, his family fled from Russia in October , and was exiled to Poland in , where his parents died. He was raised along with his sisters in Brussels by a Russian couple.
In , at the age of 16 Nicolas took up a course at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels () and discovered the works of Rembrandt, Vermeer, Matisse, Braque, Soutine and Cézanne.
In the late s, de Stael enlisted with the French Foreign Legion and took a ventured to Europe and North Africa. He later moved to Paris in where he studied painting with Fernand Lege