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Richard Chanlaire

Richard Chanlaire (1896–1973) was a French painter, also known as the first serious lover of the composer Francis Poulenc. Chanlaire exhibited regularly in Paris: at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1928–29, the Salon des Tuileries in 1929–30, and the Salon des Artistes Indépendants in 1931–32. He became known, almost by accident, for painting on fabrics.

Richard Chanlaire

Full name
Richard Charles Chanlaire.
Born
1896. · 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died
1973. · Levallois-Perret.
Nationality
France.
Occupation
painter.
Languages
French.

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Richard Chanlaire (1896–1973) was a French painter, also known as the first serious lover of the composer Francis Poulenc. Chanlaire exhibited regularly in Paris: at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1928–29, the Salon des Tuileries in 1929–30, and the Salon des Artistes Indépendants in 1931–32. He became known, almost by accident, for painting on fabrics.

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