Henry De Waroquier

Biography

Henry de Waroquier, born in Paris on January 8, 1881 and died in the same city on December 31, 1970, is a French painter, sculptor, designer and engraver, associated with the School of Paris.
Trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs, he began painting landscapes in Brittany and evolved into a style influenced by Cubism, with periods of blankness and dramatic compositions. He is also known for his works in sculpture, engraving and fresco, including La Tragédie for the Palais de Chaillot in 1937.
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In addition to his artistic practice, Waroquier is a photographer, poet and author of a monumental work in ten volumes, Le Jugement dernier. He is buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
After studying biology and architecture, he turned to the visual arts and began exhibiting in the 1900s. His travels to Italy, Spain and France influenced his work. In 1926, he participated in the Société Belfortaine des Beaux-Arts and the Salon des Tuileries in 1938. In addition to his pictorial work, he created tapestry cartoons for Aubusson and collaborated with Paul Claudel and Georges Duhamel. His portrait is immortalized in a print by Henri Vergé-Sarrat.