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Raymond Escholier

レイモン・エスコリエ

Reimon Esukorie

Aliases: Raymond-Antoine-Marie-Emmanuel Escolier

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1882-12-25 （Paris）
Died
1971-09-19 （Nîmes） age 88
Nationality
French
Languages
French
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Paris → Nîmes

Career

Occupations
journalist, novelist, essayist, poet, curator, art critic
Active Years
1908-1971
Affiliations
Maison de Victor Hugo, Petit Palais

Awards

Prix Northcliffe
1919
Work: Dansons la Trompeuse
Result: winner
Prix Femina
1921
Work: Cantegril
Organization: Académie des femmes
Result: winner
Grand prix de Littérature de l’Académie française
1931
Work: L'herbe d'amour
Organization: Académie française
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La Vie glorieuse de Victor Hugo

1928 Biography

A biography depicting the glorious life of Victor Hugo.

Victor HugoRomanticism

Le Sel de la terre

1924 Novel

Novel.

Humanity

Delacroix

1926 Art criticism

Three-volume critique on Eugène Delacroix.

ArtRomanticism

Bibliography

  • Le Sel de la terre (1924)
  • Quand on conspire (1925)
  • Mahmadou Fofana (1928)
  • L’Empereur aux yeux bleus (1930)
  • L'herbe d'amour (1931)
  • Sang Gitane (1933)
  • Maripepa (1935)
  • Madame de Luzy (1908)
  • La Conversion de Figaro (1931)
  • Cantegril (1931)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Refined styleArt-critical perspective
Recurring Motifs
Victor HugoRomantic artistsPyrénées region

Legacy

French journalist, novelist, and art critic renowned for his works on Victor Hugo and Romantic art. Served as curator of the Maison de Victor Hugo and Petit Palais.

Trivia

  • Co-authored many works with his wife Marie-Louise Escholier.
  • Loved the Pyrénées region and wrote extensively about it.