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Georges Cyr

Georges Albert Cyr (1880 - 1964) was active/lived in Lebanon, France.  Georges Cyr is known for Abstract city scene painting, mosaics, ceramics, stained glass, teaching.

Georges Cyr was born in Montgeron, near Paris. He began an artistic career on the advice of the painter Armand Guillaumin, and in 1924 he participated in an exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants* in Paris.

In 1934, he left France to travel to the Near and Far East. After a few weeks in Beirut, he fell in love with the city and moved to the seaside in the district of Ain el Mraissé. His studio acquired such a reputation that it was readily considered a school of art. It became the favorite meeting place of artists among whom Abboud, Kanaan, Onsi, Aouad, Basbous.

Considered a true pioneer of modern art in Lebanon, he also taught painting and art history, gave lectures and published numerous critical essays. In 1935, an important exhibition of his paintings was presented at the Saint-Georges Hotel.

Cyr was not only a painter. He also worked with mosaics*, ceramics, and stained glass. He taught painting and history of art, wrote numerous essays and lectu   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1533 characters.]  Artist bio

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