Montmartre in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Gen-Paul

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 11, 2025

1. Gen-Paul Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Eugène PAUL dit GEN-PAUL artiste peintre et graveur français a vecu et cree dans cette maison de 1917 à 1975

(Eugène Paul, known as Gen-Paul, French painter and engraver, lived and created in this house from 1917 to 1975.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is April 30, 1975.

Location. 48° 53.269′ N, 2° 20.25′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Montmartre. It is at the intersection of Impasse Girardon and Avenue Junot, on the left when traveling east on Impasse Girardon. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Impasse Girardon, Paris, Île-de-France 75018, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Le Passe-Muraille / The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls

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(a few steps from this marker); Marcel Aymé (within shouting distance of this marker); Comité parisien de la Libération (within shouting distance of this marker); D.E. Inghelbrecht (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Suzanne Buisson (1935) (within shouting distance of this marker); La Légende de saint Denis / The Legend of Saint Denis (within shouting distance of this marker); Suzanne Buisson (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Château des Brouillards (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Gen Paul (Wikipedia). Extract:

Gen Paul (July 2, 1895 – April 30, 1975) was a French painter and engraver.

Born as Eugène Paul in a house in Montmartre on the Rue Lepic painted by Van Gogh, he began drawing and painting as a child. His father died when he was only ten years old and Gen Paul was trained to work in decorative furnishings. He served in the French army during World War I and was wounded twice, losing one of his legs. During his convalescence, he returned to painting, and at Le Bateau-Lavoir he became friends with Juan Gris
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 11, 2025

2. Gen-Paul home and marker
who helped him a great deal. Although Paul never received any formal training, he made a living from his art for almost 60 years. While his early works reflected the influences of his friends in Montmartre, Vlaminck, Utrillo and Frank Will, he soon developed dynamic form of expressionism reflecting influences as varied as Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Goya, Velázquez and El Greco. Between 1925 and 1929, he produced many of his best works. The paintings during this phase are characterized by motion created by gestural brush strokes, daring compositions, forced perspectives, diagonals, zigzags, juxtaposed areas of abstraction and realism and flat areas of color. Unlike other expressionists of the time such as Soutine, Rouault and the German expressionists, Gen Paul's works are full of optimism – fueled by his passion for life and daily life and his desire to overcome his handicap. Due to the dynamism and motion inherent in his paintings, some consider Paul to be the first action painter, a precursor to the abstract expressionists of the 1950s.

(Submitted on April 16, 2025.)

Additional keywords. plaque commémorative

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.