Pierre de Maria (1896 - 1984)
Biography
Pierre de Maria, born in 1896 and died in 1984, was a Franco-Swiss painter who was close to the Surrealist movement, of which he became a member in 1926 without joining the movement.
In 1953 he moved to Nice and began his prolific period known as "machinist", where his immense talent is put at the service of a criticism of the robotization of modern society.
Selected artworks
Pierre de Maria (1896 - 1984)
Germinal
Oil on canvas, signed, dated 1944 and titled on the back
100 x 125 cm / 39.37 x 49.21 in.
Provenance :
Fonds d'atelier de l'artiste, P35
Private collection Paris
Pierre de Maria (1896 - 1984)
Two men leaning against a bar
Gouache on paper, signed lower left and dated (19)25.
30,5 x 30 cm / 11.81 x 11.81 in.
1925
Pierre de Maria (1896 - 1984)
The tank
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and titled on the back
80 x 65 cm / 31.49 x 25.59 in.
Pierre de Maria (1896 - 1984)
Untitled
Oil on canvas, signed in the upper right corner
80 x 65 cm / 31.49 x 25.59 in.
Pierre de Maria (1896 - 1984)
Abéride
Oil on canvas signed and dated 1964 lower right. Signed, dated and titled on the back.
116 x 89 cm / 45.67 x 35.04 in.
1964
Pierre de Maria (1896 - 1984)
Untitled
Lithograph signed and dated 1942 lower right and numbered 11/40 lower left
50,5 x 66 cm / 19.68 x 25.98 in.
Main exhibitions
Salon d'automne, Paris : 1925 / 1971
Salon des Indépendants, Paris : 1925
Exposition internationale des Arts Décoratifs : 1925
Salon Comparaisons, Paris : 1964 / 1966 /1968 / 1974 / 1975