Michel Delacroix

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Michel Delacroix (born 1933 in Paris) is a French painter.

He is a contemporary painter in the "naif" style. His subjects include street scenes of Paris and other nearby areas of France. The time period of these pieces is set during his childhood when France was occupied by Nazi Germany. He was only seven years old and his world was viewed at this time with more innocence then one would customarily expect. His paintings are made into prints sold all over the world. He is the father of French painter Fabienne Delacroix.

Some of his most famous paintings include La Sortie du Moulin Rouge, La Manege, and Nuit de Decembre.

Many personal favorites are Paris la Nuit and La Civette Parisienne. They are both very detailed with people, buildings, street signs, plants, etc. Michel Delacroix painted everything very thorough and in depth. The colors he used vary, but he often used red, blue, and black for his dark paintings, and red, yellow, and beige for his lighter ones. Paris la Nuit as well as La Civette Parisienne has very blended colors and textures. Both paintings include several people, horses, and words. Paris la Nuit translates from French into “Paris at Night”. Delacroix accomplished this very well as the sky is done perfectly according to the time of day. La Civette Parisienne is almost the exact opposite as the work of art is much lighter. Another difference between the two is the mood. The first is very lively, the people look happy and entertained, and the colors cause Paris to seem warm and friendly. The second piece of art is a little duller, like an average day. Nothing interesting is occurring in La Civette Parisienne. One possibility of why the two are not much alike, Michel Delacroix may have been in different moods. Paris la Nuit is very beautiful with trees, little clouds, a full moon, and no traffic. La Civette Parisienne has no plants, larger clouds, pollution, smoke from buildings, and a lot more people. Michel Delacroix lived during World War II and the time of the Nazis. The Nazis occupied much of France, so some of his paintings were most likely inspired by this crucial discrimination. Both paintings are very realistic and include very fine lines.

[edit] References

• Hackenberg, D. Michel Delacroix. 1st. Hackenberg Inc., 2007.