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Born in Rouen in Normandy, René Crevel was one of the last all-round talents. After studying architecture from 1906 to 1912 and training in various architectural firms in the region, he moved to the capital Paris in 1913. In addition to architectural designs, he created self-taught illustrations, sketches for arts and crafts, drawings and oil paintings. He supplied designs such as wallpaper, fabric patterns, lamps and furniture for the large department stores in the capital. Stage sets and theater costumes were also part of his repertoire. He always found time to paint on the side. His role models and influences included avant-garde artists, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism and Nabis.

Crevel celebrated his greatest success with the decoration of the pavilion of the Grands Magasins du Louvre at the famous Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs in 1925, where he realized the exhibition rooms together with Paul Follot (1877-1942), among others. In November of the same year, he began a long collaboration with the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, for which he designed several plate decorations and a large vase that year.

https://www.rene-crevel.com/detail.php?id_oeuvre=8&id_cat=1 oil on canvas, 1931.