Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff (aka Chem) was indeed a tireless all-rounder, illustrator, graphic designer, typographer, art book designer and painter. This abundance of talent is undoubted to be found in the meanders of an adventurous life that marries the dramas of the 20th Century. Chemetoff was born in Russia in 1891, in Rostov-on-Don. He studied chemistry in St. Petersburg, mobilized in 1917, he was caught in the turmoil of the Bolshevik revolution, he embarked on civil war, and with the debris of the white army leaves Sevastopol and arrives in Tunisia, where to survive he uses his artistic gifts for drawing. Arriving in Paris, he experienced a difficult period, which had required him to work in all areas, from advertising to caricature in the press of Russian exiles, through the illustrations for the albums of Father Castor. During the war, he refused to make a deal with the occupier, he moved to Châteauroux. He participated in the Resistance, putting his graphic virtuosity to make false papers. At Liberation, back in Paris, he was a model maker, creator of beautiful books and worked for movie sets. He died in 1981.
1940s Expressionist Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
19th Century Academic Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Early 20th Century Academic Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Charcoal, Pencil
1960s Modern Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Paper, Oil Crayon, Graphite
Early 2000s Contemporary Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Gouache, Pencil
1960s American Modern Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil, Gouache
1960s Impressionist Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil
E. Simms CampbellNude Playboy Cartoon, First African American Illustrator Elmer Simms Campbell, 1966
2010s Expressionist Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
20th Century Impressionist Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Watercolor, Pencil
Early 2000s Contemporary Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Gouache, Pencil
2010s Expressionist Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper
1930s Impressionist Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Paper, Pencil
2010s Expressionist Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff Art
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper