Roger Chapelain-Midy 1904 1992 Visit of the Angel Lithograph 149/250

Roger CHAPELAIN-MIDY (1904-1992) French painter of the School of Paris and painter of Montmartre. Visit of the Angel. Colour lithograph. Pencil signature at the bottom right, only original print numbered 149/250. Original framing, unopened with cream matting, gilded frame, very clean overall, see the photos. Ready to hang on the wall. Frame size 36 X 43 cm. Roger Chapelain, known as Roger Chapelain-Midy, was born on 24 August 1904 in Paris and died in the same city on 30 March 1992. He was a French painter, lithographer, illustrator, and theatre decorator. Passionate about the Renaissance, the painting of Poussin, and that of the 17th century, Roger Chapelain-Midy defended a classical tradition throughout his career. A theatre decorator and costume designer since 1942, he notably worked on Rameau's Les Indes galantes in 1952, and on Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Paris Opera in 1954. The success of his work allowed him to work at the Cologne Opera. He received the grand prize for theatre at the international biennale in São Paulo in 1962. He is also credited with illustrations for texts by Jean Giraudoux, André Gide, and Charles Baudelaire.