Georges Lapchine

Georges Lapchine was a Russian painter of the School of Paris. He was born in Moscow in 1885 and studied at the Stroganov School before continuing his artistic training in Paris in the studios of Fernand Cormon (1845-1924) and Léon Lhermitte (1844-1925). He first settled in Paris in 1906, where he discovered the artistic effervescence of the early 20th century, and returned to Moscow in 1910, participating in the founding of the Society of Free Creation and exhibiting there between 1911 and 1917. He left Russia permanently in 1922, stayed in Germany and Italy before finally settling in Paris in 1924.

Alongside his activity as a painter, Georges Lapchine worked as a decorator for theater and performing arts. He notably created sets for the Sésame cabaret in Monte-Carlo as well as for the Folies Bergère in Paris.

Georges Lapchine excelled primarily in the genre of landscape. Throughout his career, he painted views of Paris, Russian landscapes, Mediterranean ports, scenes of daily life, as well as still lifes and bouquets of flowers. His work pays particular attention to light effects and atmospheric variations. Influenced by Post-Impressionism, his painting is characterized by a free touch, a luminous palette, and a constant search for spontaneity in the treatment of landscape.

During the interwar period, Georges Lapchine regularly participated in the major Parisian salons, notably the Salon des Indépendants from 1925.

Georges Lapchine's works are now held in several public collections, including the Tretyakov State Gallery in Moscow and the National Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan in Kazan. Georges Lapchine passed away in Paris in 1950.