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During his youth, Degand's grandfather, an art glazier and orchestra conductor, taught him music and drawing and made him choose a profession in lithography taught at the Collège technique Baggio de Lille. At the age of 17, he began working as a photoengraver for ''[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]]'' while taking courses at the {{ill|École des beaux-arts de Lille|fr}}. For his [[Conscription in France|compulsory military service]], he was sent to [[Paris]] to serve in the [[French Navy]]. While in Paris, he attended the [[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]] before returning to [[Lille]] and learning tapestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=AUTR&VALUE_98=DEGAND%20Michel&DOM=All&REL_SPECIFIC=3|title=Tapisserie en relief en 3 éléments (tissage type Aubusson)|work=Joconde|language=French}}</ref> He produced over 250 tapestries for the {{ill|Ateliers Pinton|fr}} in [[Felletin]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2 December 1968|title=Brigitte Malou|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=Nord Matin|location= |access-date=}}</ref> He also produced tapestries for the [[Gobelins Manufactory]]. He stayed in the United States and held exhibitions at the Wenger Studio in [[San Francisco]] and the Carlson Tower Gallery in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 March 1971|title=Don J. Anderson|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=Chicago Today|location= |access-date=}}</ref> In 1979, a retrospective of his works was held at the [[Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille]]. Another retrospective was held in 2013 at the [[Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 September 2013|title=L’automne de Michel Degand débute à Arras avec deux grandes expositions (VIDÉO)|trans-title= |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/art/region/l-automne-de-michel-degand-debute-a-arras-avec-deux-ia0b0n1579061|language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|location= |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
During his youth, Degand's grandfather, an art glazier and orchestra conductor, taught him music and drawing and made him choose a profession in lithography taught at the Collège technique Baggio de Lille. At the age of 17, he began working as a photoengraver for ''[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]]'' while taking courses at the {{ill|École des beaux-arts de Lille|fr}}. For his [[Conscription in France|compulsory military service]], he was sent to [[Paris]] to serve in the [[French Navy]]. While in Paris, he attended the [[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]] before returning to [[Lille]] and learning tapestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/joconde_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=AUTR&VALUE_98=DEGAND%20Michel&DOM=All&REL_SPECIFIC=3|title=Tapisserie en relief en 3 éléments (tissage type Aubusson)|work=Joconde|language=French}}</ref> He produced over 250 tapestries for the {{ill|Ateliers Pinton|fr}} in [[Felletin]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2 December 1968|title=Brigitte Malou|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=Nord Matin|location= |access-date=}}</ref> He also produced tapestries for the [[Gobelins Manufactory]]. He stayed in the United States and held exhibitions at the Wenger Studio in [[San Francisco]] and the Carlson Tower Gallery in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 March 1971|title=Don J. Anderson|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=Chicago Today|location= |access-date=}}</ref> In 1979, a retrospective of his works was held at the [[Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille]]. Another retrospective was held in 2013 at the [[Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 September 2013|title=L’automne de Michel Degand débute à Arras avec deux grandes expositions (VIDÉO)|trans-title= |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/art/region/l-automne-de-michel-degand-debute-a-arras-avec-deux-ia0b0n1579061|language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|location= |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>


Degand created several monumental works in tapestry and sculpture at the {{ill|Palais de justice de Lille|fr}},{{cite news |last= |first= |date=3 January 1969|title=Une tapisserie de Michel Degand au Palais de justice de Lill|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=[[Le Monde]]|location= |access-date=}} the Post Oak Hotel in [[Houston]], metro stations in Lille,<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=24 June 1984|title=Fais gaffe aux graffitis, documentaire de Gérard Pignol et Jacques Vigoureux|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=[[France 3]]|location= |access-date=}}</ref> the [[Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art]], Euralliance, the Hôtel du Département du Nord, and others.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guinot|first=Robert|date=6 September 2007|title=Une tapisserie marquée par le vécu|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=[[La Montagne (newspaper)|La Montagne]]|location= |access-date=}}</ref> Starting in 1993, he devoted himself primarily to painting and held numerous exhibitions for the Musée de la Tapisserie de Tournai, {{ill|Saint-Riquier|fr|Abbaye de Saint-Riquier}}, the [[Matisse Museum (Le Cateau)|Matisse Museum]], [[La Piscine Museum]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Tonnerre|first=Delphine|date=22 January 2007|title=Dans L'œil bleu de Matisse, exposition à la Piscine (Roubaix)|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=[[Nord éclair]]|location= |access-date=}}</ref> the [[Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain]], and the {{ill|Musée du dessin et de l'estampe originale de Gravelines|fr}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=C.|first=M.|date=July 1997|title=Exposition de Michel Degand à la Galerie Bellint|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|location=Paris|access-date=}}</ref> In addition to the retrospective at the Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras, another one was held at the {{ill|Prieuré d'Airaines|fr}} in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Griois|first=Thierry|date=16 May 2019|title=Les tapisseries de Degand exposés au Prieuré d’Airaines à partir de dimanche|trans-title= |url=https://premium.courrier-picard.fr/id10859/article/2019-05-16/les-tapisseries-de-degand-exposes-au-prieure-dairaines-partir-de-dimanche?bot%3D1|language=French|work=Courrier picard|location= |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
Degand created several monumental works in tapestry and sculpture at the {{ill|Palais de justice de Lille|fr}},{{cite news |last= |first= |date=3 January 1969|title=Une tapisserie de Michel Degand au Palais de justice de Lill|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=[[Le Monde]]|location= |access-date=}} the Post Oak Hotel in [[Houston]], metro stations in Lille,<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=24 June 1984|title=Fais gaffe aux graffitis, documentaire de Gérard Pignol et Jacques Vigoureux|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=[[France 3]]|location= |access-date=}}</ref> the [[Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art]], Euralliance, the Hôtel du Département du Nord, and others.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guinot|first=Robert|date=6 September 2007|title=Une tapisserie marquée par le vécu|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=[[La Montagne (newspaper)|La Montagne]]|location= |access-date=}}</ref> Starting in 1993, he devoted himself primarily to painting and held numerous exhibitions for the Musée de la Tapisserie de Tournai, the {{ill|abbey of Saint-Riquier|fr|Abbaye de Saint-Riquier}}, the [[Matisse Museum (Le Cateau)|Matisse Museum]], [[La Piscine Museum]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Tonnerre|first=Delphine|date=22 January 2007|title=Dans L'œil bleu de Matisse, exposition à la Piscine (Roubaix)|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=[[Nord éclair]]|location= |access-date=}}</ref> the [[Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain]], and the {{ill|Musée du dessin et de l'estampe originale de Gravelines|fr}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=C.|first=M.|date=July 1997|title=Exposition de Michel Degand à la Galerie Bellint|trans-title= |url= |language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|location=Paris|access-date=}}</ref> In addition to the retrospective at the Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras, another one was held at the {{ill|Prieuré d'Airaines|fr}} in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Griois|first=Thierry|date=16 May 2019|title=Les tapisseries de Degand exposés au Prieuré d’Airaines à partir de dimanche|trans-title= |url=https://premium.courrier-picard.fr/id10859/article/2019-05-16/les-tapisseries-de-degand-exposes-au-prieure-dairaines-partir-de-dimanche?bot%3D1|language=French|work=Courrier picard|location= |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>


On 4 October 2019, the city of [[Loos, Nord|Loos]] opened the Espace Michel Degand, a permanent exhibition in dedication to the artist.<ref>{{cite news |last=Demeulenaere|first=Pierre|date=17 March 2017|title=LOOS : Michel Degand donnera son nom à un espace culturel|trans-title= |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/133842/article/2017-03-17/michel-degand-donnera-son-nom-un-espace-culturel|language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|location=Loos|access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Remande|first=Raphaëlle|date=5 October 2019|title=Alors, la Fileuse, vous en pensez quoi? Morceaux choisis de réactions des Loosois|trans-title= |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/647574/article/2019-10-05/alors-la-fileuse-vous-en-pensez-quoi-morceaux-choisis-de-reactions-des-loosois|language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|location= |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> In 2013, the poet [[Pierre Henry]] wrote a biography on him, titled ''Michel Degand ou l'art du poétique''.<ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=2007|title=Miroir de Terre - Michel Degand|trans-title= |type= |language=French|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x41kco|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |location= |publisher=Michel Degand|id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref=}}</ref>
On 4 October 2019, the city of [[Loos, Nord|Loos]] opened the Espace Michel Degand, a permanent exhibition in dedication to the artist.<ref>{{cite news |last=Demeulenaere|first=Pierre|date=17 March 2017|title=LOOS : Michel Degand donnera son nom à un espace culturel|trans-title= |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/133842/article/2017-03-17/michel-degand-donnera-son-nom-un-espace-culturel|language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|location=Loos|access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Remande|first=Raphaëlle|date=5 October 2019|title=Alors, la Fileuse, vous en pensez quoi? Morceaux choisis de réactions des Loosois|trans-title= |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/647574/article/2019-10-05/alors-la-fileuse-vous-en-pensez-quoi-morceaux-choisis-de-reactions-des-loosois|language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|location= |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> In 2013, the poet [[Pierre Henry]] wrote a biography on him, titled ''Michel Degand ou l'art du poétique''.<ref>{{cite AV media |people= |date=2007|title=Miroir de Terre - Michel Degand|trans-title= |type= |language=French|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x41kco|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |location= |publisher=Michel Degand|id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref=}}</ref>

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Michel Degand (15 November 1934 – 19 October 2021) was a French painter, sculptor, cartoonist, and graphic artist.[1]

Biography

During his youth, Degand's grandfather, an art glazier and orchestra conductor, taught him music and drawing and made him choose a profession in lithography taught at the Collège technique Baggio de Lille. At the age of 17, he began working as a photoengraver for La Voix du Nord while taking courses at the Template:Ill. For his compulsory military service, he was sent to Paris to serve in the French Navy. While in Paris, he attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière before returning to Lille and learning tapestry.[2] He produced over 250 tapestries for the Template:Ill in Felletin.[3] He also produced tapestries for the Gobelins Manufactory. He stayed in the United States and held exhibitions at the Wenger Studio in San Francisco and the Carlson Tower Gallery in Chicago.[4] In 1979, a retrospective of his works was held at the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille. Another retrospective was held in 2013 at the Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras.[5]

Degand created several monumental works in tapestry and sculpture at the Template:Ill,Template:Cite news the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, metro stations in Lille,[6] the Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider Art, Euralliance, the Hôtel du Département du Nord, and others.[7] Starting in 1993, he devoted himself primarily to painting and held numerous exhibitions for the Musée de la Tapisserie de Tournai, the Template:Ill, the Matisse Museum, La Piscine Museum,[8] the Musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain, and the Template:Ill.[9] In addition to the retrospective at the Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras, another one was held at the Template:Ill in 2019.[10]

On 4 October 2019, the city of Loos opened the Espace Michel Degand, a permanent exhibition in dedication to the artist.[11][12] In 2013, the poet Pierre Henry wrote a biography on him, titled Michel Degand ou l'art du poétique.[13]

Michel Degand died in Tourcoing on 19 October 2021 at the age of 86.[14]

Main works

Tapestries

  • D'étoiles dans les soirs tremblants (1967)
  • En cet espace inexploré du rêve (1970)
  • Le chant vers l'impossible (1974)
  • Ni jour ni nuit (1982)
  • Les Visages oubliés (1985)
  • Envers l'avenir (1998)
  • Vers un autre demain (2004)[15]
  • Miroir de Terre (2007)[16]

Paintings

  • La Vieille Fille (1977)
  • Palimpseste (2003)
  • Le Zéro à l'infini... ou mille et un chuchotements (2009)[17]
  • Apprends moi à passer (2011)
  • Ne pas aller au-delà (2011)[18][19]

Sculptures

  • Bois peint (1995)
  • La Famille (2005)
  • Terre de ciel (2010)[20][21]

Retrospectives

  • Tapisseries, Midaforms, Dessins (1979)
  • Peintures (2014)[22]
  • Tapisseries (2014)[23]
  • Tapisserie d'Aubusson (2019)

Books

  • Trames (1972)
  • Répétition privée (1997)
  • Elles et Eux (1998)
  • Le Feu sacré, les peintres du Nord (2004)
  • Scribere (2004)
  • Ciel de lies (2005)
  • L'Œil Bleu d'Henri Matisse (2006)
  • Traverses (2008)
  • Le Zéro à l'infini... ou « mille et un chuchotements » (2009)
  • Roncq, Terre de Ciel (2010)
  • Un arbre pour les mouettes (2010)

Bibliography

  • Degand (Template:Ill, 1969)
  • Michel Degand (Template:Ill, 1972)
  • Michel Degand (Hervé Oursel & Annie Scottez, 1979)
  • Michel Degand (Georges Goldine, 1981)
  • Degand (Françoise Poiret & Gérard Durozoi & Alain Réveillon, 1995)
  • Moments d'atelier (Template:Ill, 2001)
  • L'œuvre textile (Alin Avila, 2010)[24]
  • Tapisseries 2013 Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras - Peintures 2013 Cité Nature d'Arras (Annie Esnault, 2013)
  • Michel Degand ou l'art du poétique : Biographie par Pierre Henry (Pierre Henry, 2013)

References

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