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Gregoire MichonzeFrench artist
Date of Birth: 22.03.1902
Country:  France |
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Biography of Greguar Mishonts
Greguar Mishonts (born Grigory Mishontsnik) was a French artist who was born on March 22, 1902, in Chișinău.
Early Education
He spent a year studying at the Academy of Fine Arts under Sheiner Kogan and Alexandre Plămădeală. During this period, he studied icon painting and mastered the technique of tempera on wooden surfaces. In 1920, Grigory continued his education at the Bucharest Academy of Fine Arts while working as a set designer at the National Theater.
Moving to Paris
In 1922, Mishontsnik moved to Marseille via Istanbul, and eventually settled in Paris. He continued his studies at the School of Fine Arts and became acquainted with Max Ernst, which led him to join the circle of local surrealists, including André Breton, Paul Éluard, Louis Aragon, Yves Tanguy, and André Masson. In 1928, the artist changed his name to Greguar Mishonts. During this period, he primarily painted still lifes in a surrealist style and also contributed to the theatrical revue of Claude Cernuschi. Additionally, Greguar illustrated texts by Romanian expatriates close to him, such as Ilarie Voronca, Tristan Tzara, Benjamin Fondane, and Brassaï.
Later Years
After the war, Mishonts opened a studio on the Rue de Seine. In 1947, he obtained French citizenship, and in 1949, his early significant work "La moisson" (The Harvest) was acquired by the French Fund for Contemporary Art. Starting from 1954, Mishonts frequently visited the United States, where his close friend Henry Miller lived, as well as Israel, where his mother resided. In 1967, he purchased a villa in Troyes, where he set up a new studio and exhibited his own works.
Death
Greguar Mishonts passed away on December 29, 1982, from a recurrent heart attack in his Paris studio.
