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He was educated at the ''[[École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts]]'' and ''[[École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs]]'', studying under [[Jacques Grüber]] and [[Charles Lemaresquier]]. |
He was educated at the ''[[École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts]]'' and ''[[École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs]]'', studying under [[Jacques Grüber]] and [[Charles Lemaresquier]]. |
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He married Paulette Rouquié (1910−1997) in 1931. |
He married Paulette Rouquié (1910−1997) in 1931. He worked with his wife in [[glass etching]], exhibiting work at the 21st ''[[Société des artistes décorateurs]]'' in 1931. |
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He worked with his wife in [[glass etching]], exhibiting work at the 21st ''[[Société des artistes décorateurs]]'' in 1931. |
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Ingrand began to work in [[stained glass window]]s for private commissions. His first church windows were for |
Ingrand began to work in [[stained glass window]]s for private commissions. His first church windows were for Sainte-Agnès, [[Maisons-Alfort]] and participating in the design for [[Notre-Dame de Paris]] in 1937. He was drafted for military service in 1939 and fell into captivity at [[Hoyerswerda]] in May 1940. He returned from captivity only in 1945. He divorced his wife in 1946 and married Marie-Alberte Madre-Rey, with whom he had two children. |
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Sainte-Agnès, [[Maisons-Alfort]] and participating in the design for [[Notre-Dame de Paris]] in 1937. |
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He was drafted for military service in 1939 and fell into captivity at [[Hoyerswerda]] in May 1940. |
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He returned from captivity only in 1945. He divorced his wife in 1946 and married Marie-Alberte Madre-Rey, with whom he had two children. |
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He was elected president of the French scouting association (''Association Française de l'Éclairage'') in 1968. |
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He founded the company ''Verre Lumière'', one of the first producers of [[halogen lamp]]s, in 1968. |
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| ⚫ | He was artistic director of Milano interior design company Fontana Arte during 1954–1967.<ref>[http://www.fontanaarte.com/en/designer/max-ingrand Max Ingrand (fontanaarte.com)]</ref> He was elected president of the French scouting association (''Association Française de l'Éclairage'') in 1968. He founded the company ''Verre Lumière'', one of the first producers of [[halogen lamp]]s, in 1968. |
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Ingrand created numerous church [[stained glass window]]s during the late 1940s to 1960s (in some cases replacing windows that had been destroyed in World War II) including windows in |
Ingrand created numerous church [[stained glass window]]s during the late 1940s to 1960s (in some cases replacing windows that had been destroyed in World War II) including windows in |
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Revision as of 16:59, 14 September 2018
Maurice Max-Ingrand, better known as Max Ingrand (20 December 1908, Bressuire – 25 August 1969, Paris) was a French artist and decorator, known for his work in studio glass and his stained glass windows.
He was educated at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts and École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, studying under Jacques Grüber and Charles Lemaresquier. He married Paulette Rouquié (1910−1997) in 1931. He worked with his wife in glass etching, exhibiting work at the 21st Société des artistes décorateurs in 1931.
Ingrand began to work in stained glass windows for private commissions. His first church windows were for Sainte-Agnès, Maisons-Alfort and participating in the design for Notre-Dame de Paris in 1937. He was drafted for military service in 1939 and fell into captivity at Hoyerswerda in May 1940. He returned from captivity only in 1945. He divorced his wife in 1946 and married Marie-Alberte Madre-Rey, with whom he had two children.
He was artistic director of Milano interior design company Fontana Arte during 1954–1967.[1] He was elected president of the French scouting association (Association Française de l'Éclairage) in 1968. He founded the company Verre Lumière, one of the first producers of halogen lamps, in 1968.
Ingrand created numerous church stained glass windows during the late 1940s to 1960s (in some cases replacing windows that had been destroyed in World War II) including windows in Pontoise Cathedral (1955),[2] Strasbourg Cathedral (1956),[3] the chapels of Château de Blois (1957), Château d'Amboise, Château de Chenonceau and Château de Caen, Saint-Pierre de Yvetot (at 1046 m² the largest stained glass window in Europe), Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, Rouen Cathedral, Beauvais Cathedral, Saint-Malo Cathedral, Tours Cathedral, Church of the Jacobins, Münster Cathedral (1961), Liège Cathedral (1968), São Paulo Cathedral, Washington National Cathedral (with Claude Serre), Cathedral of the Risen Christ (Lincoln, Nebraska) (1964), St. Dominic Church in San Francisco, the Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth.
Ingrand died unexpectedly from influenza in Paris in 1969.
References
- ^ Max Ingrand (fontanaarte.com)
- ^ Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise, Denis Pichon, éd. SAEP
- ^ Le vitrail de l’Europe de Max Ingrand
- Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Max Ingrand (2009).