MICHEL DELACROIX

EXHIBITION DATES:  NOVEMBER 13th – DECEMBER 6th


ARTIST RECEPTION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 6 – 9 pm.
BENEFITTING
CAMP HARBOR VIEW

WITH THE SUPPORT OF

MAYOR THOMAS MENINO & JACK CONNORS, JR.

*RSVP Required by November 10th : boston@axelle.com or 617.450.0700

Axelle Fine Arts Galerie presents a stunning collection of new paintings by Michel Delacroix, celebrated master of the Naif tradition and self styled “painter of dreams and of the poetic past.”  Internationally acclaimed for his nostalgic visions of the city of light, Delacroix has devoted five decades to painting what he calls “the Paris of then,” the dream-like place the city became during the 1940’s.  From sweeping skylines of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral to quiet, snow covered Parisian streets, these works filled with beauty and romance are sure to sweep you back to a city of by-gone years and innocent splendors.

On November 13th, Axelle Fine Arts and Michel Delacroix are pleased to donate ten percent of all opening proceeds to Camp Harbor View.  Founded in 2007 by Mayor Thomas Menino and Jack Connors, Jr., Camp Harbor View is dedicated to offering children from Boston’s at-risk neighborhoods an experience that gives them the opportunity to grow, learn and have fun- all in a beautiful camp setting on Long Island in Boston Harbor. In a special opening reception benefiting Camp Harbor View we will celebrate the work of Michel Delacroix, one France’s most renowned contemporary painters.

Born in 1933, Michel Delacroix has been painting since the age of five and exhibiting professionally for over fifty years.  Throughout the course of his career, he has been honored with numerous awards including the Grand Prix des Amateurs d’Art, Paris (1973), the Grand Prix de la Cote d’Azur, Cannes (1976) and the Premier Prix de Sept Collines, Rome (1976).  His work can be found in several public and private collections including the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain in Paris and the Musee International d’Art Naif.  Delacroix’s paintings have been featured in over 300 solo exhibitions in the United States alone.  He continues to exhibit abroad in Europe and Japan.