Mady GIRAUDIERE (de la)
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France 1922 - 2018
Naïve Art
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Born in 1922 in Toulouse, France.
After High School, she wished to enter the Beaux Arts but her father didn't allow her do so. Passionate about drawing and painting, she had to work alone, her only teacher being Nature.
Around the age of 30, she met Anatole Jakowsky, the Naïve Master, who gave her difficult tasks in order to compensate for her lack of artistic studies. This hard work was crowned with success, and after 2 years, Mady de la Giraudière had made over 200 canvases.
Anatole Jakowsky selected 38 of them and organized an exhibition at Galerie Benezit in Paris. This was the beginning of a career that will see Mady exhibiting throughout the waorld and becoming a famous naïve artist. ...
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