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Guillaume AzoulayB. 1949Signed & numbered serigraphTitled: \"Of Cats & Bulls\"Numbered 20/99 Sight: 20 in. x 25 in. Frame: 30 in. x 35Guillaume Azoulay (Moroccan, b.1949), \"Of Cats and Bulls,\" 2007, etching with gold leafing
King Of The Line
Seven Of His Works Hang In The Permanent Archives Of The MuséeduLouvre de Paris
Azoulay\'s art, centers on his ability to convey the purity of lineto create strong illusions of fluid motion and life. Line is the key element ofdesign in Azoulay’s artwork. It is through his organic line that Azoulaycreates balance, harmony, contrast, and the illusion of depth and movement ineach one of his compositions.
Guillaume Azoulay, a self-taught artist, was born in Casablanca,Morocco in 1949. His parents settlingin Paris when Azoulay was ten and by theage of thirteen, he was sketching and selling his drawings on the streets andplanning his career as an artist. As Azoulay met people from various parts ofthe world, his interest in traveling grew and when he was fourteen he left homeand hitchhiked across Europe and the Middle East. His desire to see and be partof the life, history and beauty of the world took him from Copenhagen to Rome,from Lisbon to Jerusalem. Azoulay made the world his university, people werehis main subject with their joys and pains and ways of life. Guillaume became fluentin five languages.
Eventually, Azoulay settled in Israel in 1967 where he applied toBetzalel, the Middle East’s most famous art academy. They rejected hisapplication but this did not deter Azoulay from continuing his studies. Azoulaystudied drama and graduated as an actor. Azoulay appeared in the Israeliproduction of the rock musical “Hair” as well as other shows on the Israelistage. Unable to share his time fully between the theater and painting, Azoulaychose the expression of visual art. After moving several times Azoulay settledin California in March of 1976 where he now lives with his family. Azoulay’swife is Charmaine Seal, a noted ballerina, yet another one of Azoulay’sfavorite subjects in his artwork. They have two sons Lawrence and Arnoud, anddaughter Ondine who is the subject of an etching that is part of the collection of the Bibliotheque NationaleDu Louvrein Paris.
Framing has handling wear shown in pictures. Some minor common creasing on print from Gold Leafing. All in all Very good condition.
