Henri Cadiou French Painter
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| Birthday |
26th March, 1906
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| Died |
6th April, 1989
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
French
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| Occupation |
Painter
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Henri Cadiou (26 March 1906, Paris – 6 April 1989) was a French realist painter and lithographer known for his work in trompe-l'oeil paintings. He is credited with being a founder of the l’école de la réalité in 1949 (called nowadays Mouvement Trompe-l’oeil-réalité). 'De la Réalité' was reaction against abstract art, seen at the Salon de Mai of 1960 where he exhibited paintings that were almost photographically realistic, in particular Shower Curtain and Electoral Panel, with which he caused a stirReacting against abstract art. He was also president of the Association for the Protection of the Cité Fleurie (the "Flowering City"), a wooded area around the boulevard Arago in Paris's 13th arrondissement where about thirty artist’s studios are located. Through his extreme realist style, Cadiou created trompe-l'oeil paintings by grouping together large numbers of everyday objects. He also painted genre scenes. Some of Cadiou's most famous works are 'Le mégot, 1971' and 'Handel with Care, 1996'
