Youla Chapoval
Youla Chapoval | |
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| Born | Юлій Шаповал Youli Chapova 3 November 1919 Kyiv, Kiev Governorate, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 16 or 17 December 1951 (aged 32) 18th arrondissement of Paris, France |
Body discovered | 19 December 1951 |
| Other names | Jules Chapoval Jules Schapoval |
| Education | Académie de la Grande Chaumière École des beaux-arts de Toulouse École des beaux-arts de Marseille |
| Spouse |
Jeanne Despujols
(m. 1944; div. 1949) |
| Relatives | Beliana (sister) |
| Awards | Kandinsky Prize, 1949 |
Youla Chapoval[a] (né Youli Chapova; Ukrainian: Юлій Шаповал; 3 November 1919 – 19 December 1951) was a Ukrainian-French painter.[1][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Youli Chapova (Ukrainian: Юлій Шаповал) was born on 3 November 1919 in Kyiv to a Jewish-Ukrainian family.[1][3] The youngest of three children, Chapoval was the younger brother of Beliana, a painter, opera singer and concert pianist.[2][3][4]
Following the Russian Revolution, the family left Ukraine and settled in Paris in 1924.[1][3] In November 1938, Chapoval met Pablo Picasso.[3] Developing a close friendship, Chapoval began to paint.[3][5] In 1941, Chapova abandoned his medical studies and devoted himself to painting.[6][7]
In 1942, Chapoval settled in the Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques and began studying at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the École des beaux-arts de Toulouse.[1][2][3] Following the Vel' d'Hiv roundup, Chapoval fled to Marseille and began studying at the École des beaux-arts de Marseille.[1][2][3] In Marseille, Chapoval met the art critic Roger van Gindertaël.[3] During this period Chapoval painted in a figurative and realist style.[3] [7]
Career
[edit]In 1943, Chapoval's mother, Vera Shapoval (1883–1943), and eldest sister died in Auschwitz.[3][8] Following the Liberation of Paris, Chapoval returned to the capital.[3][7]
From 1945 onwards Chapoval painted in an abstract-geometric style and became part of the New School of Paris.[3][7] In 1946, Chapoval's work began to take on Cubist elements and was influenced by the work of Juan Gris, Albert Gleizes and André Lhote.[3]
In 1949, Chapoval won the Kandinsky Prize alongside Marie Raymond.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In 1944, Chapoval married Jeanne Despujols.[2] Chapoval and Despujols later divorced in 1949.[3]
On 19 December 1951, Chapoval's sister Beliana and his friends grew increasingly concerned by his lack of contact.[3] Arriving at his home, Chapoval was found dead in his bed with a book in his hand.[3] Chapoval is estimated to have died between 16 and 17 December in his home in 18th arrondissement of Paris.[3]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Delarge, Jean-Pierre (2012). "CHAPOVAL, Jules". Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains (in French). Paris, France: Éditions Gründ. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Biographie". Youla Chapoval (in French). Archived from the original on 26 March 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Youla Chapoval 1919–1951". Jeanne Bucher Jaeger (in French). Paris, France: Jeanne Bucher Jaeger Gallery. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "École de Paris - Pologne - Russie - Europe Centrale" (PDF). Boisgirard Antonini (in French). Paris, France. 11 June 2008. p. 4. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Lord, James (2010). "July–November 1945". My Queer War. New York City, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. pp. 316–317. ISBN 978-0374532758. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- 1 2 Benezit Dictionary Of Artists, Pinchon-Rouck. Volume 11. Paris, France: Éditions Gründ. p. 730. ISBN 2 7000 3081 8. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Osborne, Harold, ed. (1981). The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 110–111. ISBN 0198661193. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "VERA SCHAPOVAL". USHMM. Washington, D.C.: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
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