Victor Zarou

(French, b. 1930)

Top-ranking French post-war artist Victor Zarou infuses his images with bright sunlight and the warm golden yellow and burnt orange colors of Southern France. In color and style, his work has hints Cezanne and Van Gogh. He has painted many French landmarks, and his work often features famous buildings, chateaus, statues, city scenes, aqueducts, countryside vistas, rivers, and beaches.

Zarou was born in 1930 in Gassin, a village near Saint Tropez. Not only was the young artist immersed in and highly influenced by French art culture, but his father, Tony Cardella was a well-known Impressionist painter and inspired his son as well.

Following his father’s footsteps, at the age of twelve he had his first exhibition and sale. As a young adult, he spent two years as a French paratrooper. When he was done with his service, he moved to Paris where he completed his studies at the Art Academy Julian in 1955 and held exhibitions throughout France, Switzerland, and Sweden.

In addition to painting, Zarou has been making lithographs for nearly forty years and is a recognized master in this difficult medium. In 1971, the City of Paris awarded Zarou the Silver Medal for Painting, and in 1980, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Honor. The artist is also Commander of the French Artists society order.

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