#MARCEL MOULY SIGNED LITHOGRAPH LA FENETRE ORANGE FREE#

While in prison, Mouly constantly thought about art and formed the belief that when he was free again, he would become a famous artist. Little did he know this would be the origin to his career as a ceramicist. During his solitary confinement, Mouly passed the time by using some of his daily rations of bread to carve chess pieces. Mouly and la Fourcade were arrested shortly after their return to Paris and imprisoned as spies for almost four months.

They were questioned for their lack of travel documentation which was, at the time, required by the Vichy government. Mouly befriended a fellow artist named Bernard la Fourcade and the two of them established a studio in Auteuil where they gave drawing and painting lessons to earn extra money.ĭuring a trip to Normandy in 1942, Mouly and la Fourcade were stopped by German officials.

In 1935, while still employed by the wine merchant, Mouly began taking classes at night at the French Academies (the Cours Montparnasse 80), where he remained until his military duty began in 1938.įrance fell to Germany in June 1940, and Mouly resumed life as a civilian, eking out a living during these difficult economic times through various odd jobs. However, Mouly loved learning to draw and exhibited a natural artistic talent, though his path to a career as an artist would not be a linear one.Īfter leaving school at age 13, Mouly worked as an apprentice to a local dentist and later worked for a wine merchant, carrying heavy baskets of wine to make his deliveries. A precocious and mischievous child, Mouly was first sent to a drawing class as a form of punishment. His interest in art developed in grade school. Mouly was born in Paris, France on February 6, 1918.

Marcel mouly signed lithograph la fenetre orange