Maurice Savin (October 17, 1894 – 1973), born Maurice Louis Savin, was a French artist, painter, ceramicist and tapestry-maker his works are included in many private and public collections.

Biography

Maurice Savin was born in the Drôme in south-eastern France. He studied art before being conscripted into the French military in 1914. He was wounded twice, during World War I, being awarded the

Croix de Guerre The ''Croix de Guerre'' (, ''Cross of War'') is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was first awa ...

. After the war, Savin worked for various magazines and journals as an illustrator, during this period he continued to paint and had exhibitions in Paris at, for example, the Salon d’Automne. In 1933, he began working in ceramics, producing a mural for city hall in Montelimar in 1936.

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Savin, Maurice 1894 births 1973 deaths 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painters