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Biography of Charles Levier
Levier
was
born
in
1920
of
a
French
Father
and
an
American
Mother
in
Corsica.
He
held
a
fascination
with
color
and
form
that
led
him,
at
age
seventeen,
to
the
Ecole
Nationale
Superieure
des
Arts
Decoratifs
for
private
studies.
World
War
II
broke
out
and
Levier
served
in
the
French
army
in
North
Africa,
later
becoming
Liaison
Officer
with
the
U.S.
Office
of
Strategic
Services.
Coming
to
America
to
live,
he
divided
his
time
between
the
United
States
and
France.
His
first
one-man
show
took
place
at
the
Galerie
Constantine
in
Lyons
in
1949,
followed
by
an
American
debut
in
Los
Angeles
in
1950.
In
1955,
he
came
to
the
attention
of
Dr.
Lilienfeld
of
Van-Diemen,
Lilienfeld
Gallery
in
New
York
City.
Dr.
Lilienfeld
was
widely
respected,
and
his
personal
enthusiasm
of
Levier's
work
was
instrumental
in
establishing
him
as
a
significant
artist
and
proved
a
most
valuable
introduction
to
numerous
collectors.
For
over
forty
years,
Levier
has
enjoyed
an
important
position
with
countless
exhibitions
around
the
world.
E.
Benezit,
"Dictionaires
des
Peintras,
Sculpteurs,
Dessinacteurs,
et
Graveurs,
"volume
6,
pg.
630,
confirms
Levier's
solid
price
structure.
In
addition,
Dr.
F.M.
Hinkhouse
of
the
Phoenix
Art
Museum
has
reviewed
the
works
of
Levier
and
describes
him
as
a
master
of
art,
conceiving
and
executing
each
of
his
paintings
with
the
assurance
that
comes
from
a
combination
of
basic,
instinctive
talent,
good
taste,
and
formidable
creative
energy.
He
is
first
and
foremost
a
figurative
painter,
dramatic
and
expressionistic,
definitive
yet
seductive,
yet
always
subtle
with
carefully
considered
colors.
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