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Marcel Caron (1890-1961) was a Belgian painter known for his scenes of everyday life, his landscapes and his explorations between expressionism and post-cubism, as well as for his work in sculpture and drawing.
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Marcel Caron, born in 1890 in Enghien-les-Bains and died in 1961, was a Belgian painter whose work spanned several artistic movements. The son of Alphonse Caron, a painter at the Gobelins factory, he discovered the art world in Liège at a very early age, meeting Auguste Donnay and Richard Heintz. After a period inspired by the Barbizon School, he turned to Flemish Expressionism, influenced by Gustave De Smet, Constant Permeke, and Frits van den Berghe.
In 1926, he co-founded the Escalier group in Liège with Auguste Mambour and Edgar Scauflaire. In the 1930s, he abandoned Expressionism to devote himself to wood and stone sculpture, while continuing to draw. His works include scenes from everyday life (Maternity,The Betrothed), trades (The Boatman,The Lumberjacks), and landscapes blending post-cubism and expressionism. His mastery of color and form gives his work a unique sensibility, leaving a lasting artistic legacy in Belgium and beyond.
