Guy de Montlaur
| Guy de Montlaur | |
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| Self-portrait by Guy de Montlaur
Autoportrait sans indulgenge (1969)
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| Born | Guy de Villardi, comte de Montlaur 9 September 1918 Biarritz |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Garches, Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Académie Julian |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Cubism/Expressionism |
| Website | montlaur |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Service/ |
French Army Free French Naval Commandos |
| Years of service | 1938-1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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| Awards | Legion d'Honneur |
Guy de Villardi de Montlaur (9 September 1918, Biarritz—10 August 1977, Garches) was a French artist and soldier. His family originated from Montlaur (Hérault), a 10th-century castle north of Montpellier in the Languedoc country. His ancestor Bernard II de Montlaur, Lord of Vailhauquès, had fought with Raymond IV of Toulouse in the First Crusade (1096–1099).[1]
As a young man Montlaur studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, and painting at the Académie Julian from 1936-1938.[1] He worked with Emmanuel Fougerat and Jean Souverbie.
In October 1938 he was conscripted for military service, serving in the 3e Régiment de Hussards. He was a member of the 15è Groupe de Reconnaissance de Corps d’Armée initially based at Sarreguemines on the German border during the battle of France.[2] He eventually left France, travelling to England via Lisbon to join the Free French in October 1942. His unit – the 1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos, in which he served as a Second-Maître[3] (Sergeant) – was attached to No. 4 Commando of Lord Lovat's 1st Special Service Brigade for the invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, landing at Ouistreham.[1] He also took part in the assault on the Dutch island of Walcheren ("Operation Infatuate") on 1 November 1944, having been commissioned at a lieutenant.[4] Montlaur received the French Croix de Guerre with seven citations and the Légion d'Honneur by the age of 25.[1]
After the war Montlaur worked at the Art Students League of New York from 1947–1949, and exhibited his work regularly in Paris thereafter.[1] Initially an exponent of Cubism, he later matured into a more Expressionist style.
Montlaur is buried at the military cemetery at Ranville, Normandy.[5]
In the 1962 film The Longest Day he was played by Georges Rivière.[6]
Exhibitions
- 1937 : Salon des Artistes Français, Paris.
- 1949 : Galerie Lucienne-Léonce Rosenberg, Paris.
- 1949-1950 : Salon des Surindépendants, Paris.
- 1951 and 1954 : Galerie Colette Allendy, Paris.
- 1951 : 3rd Exhibition Art Club, Hotel Negresco, Nice.
- 1950-1958 : Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris.
- 1959 : Comité France-Amérique, Paris.
- 1971 : Galerie Rolf Lutz, Paris.
- 1994 : French Embassy, Washington, D.C.
- 1994 : Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco.
- 2012 : Memorial Pegasus and Ranville City Hall Library, Normandy, France.
- 2012 : Chateau de La Thibaudière Orangery, Anjou, France, on National Heritage Day..
- 2013-2014 : Chateau de Montlaur, Hérault, France.
- 2014 : Memorial Pegasus, Ranville, Normandy.
- 2015 : Memorial Pegasus, Ranville, Normandy, France. Permanent exhibition of "Pegasus before landing" donated to the museum.
- 2015 : ru, Perm, Federation of Russia.
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- 1918 births
- 1977 deaths
- People from Biarritz
- University of Paris alumni
- 20th-century French painters
- French Army soldiers
- Counts of France
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Alumni of the Académie Julian
- French military personnel of World War II
