Arnold TOUBEIX

Arnold TOUBEIX 2006 -'The Search Continues'

May 10th to May 27th 2006

With a Degree in Advertising,Design and Lithography from Paris's élite Ecole Estienne, Toubeix secured his first plum Contract in 1972, in charge of Advertising at the French Cosmetics giant L'Oréal!
Four years later he had set up his own Consultancy, working for numerous International Agencies,including Havas.

By then, he had developed a consuming passion for Still Life painting, and was utterly captivated by the work of Cézanne, Chardin, Rembrandt and the Flemish Still Life painters Brueghel, Baugin, De Heem and Vandael.
As a result of this he began the complete reorganisation of his working week, so that he could then be in a position to devote more and more of his time to the creation of these beautiful little masterpieces. The work was very, very slow and meticulous, requiring absolute peace and total concentration, but the end-results were more than satisfying.
Then, working with a small, select number of galleries, all specialising in Still Life, he began the time-consuming job of establishing his name as a Still Life painter.
The end result of this totally professional exercise was that his new works began to be eagerly awaited by an ever increasing number of specialist collectors.

We became his English agents two and a half years ago and from his first English show in 2004 at Highgate Fine Art, one half were sold. We believe this 2006 exhibition will in all probability achieve a similar result. So do try to come and see it, or, if that is not possible have a good look at the website.
Noel Oddy and Laurie MacLaren May 10th 2006

Curriculum Vitae:
1950 Born 23 September; Blanc-Mesnil,Paris
1966-8 Chambre de Commerce et Industrie,Offset Technicien.
1968-71 L’Ecole Estienne Ecole Supérieure, Paris
1971 Graduated with a Degree in Advertising, Design and Lithography.
1972 Contract with French Cosmetics Giant L'Oréal.
1976 Opened Independent Advertising Consultancy.
1978 Grand Prix du Casino de Cabourg
1979 Médaille Bronze de Caen
1980 Salon des Artistes Francais.
1981 Elected Member Societé des Artistes Francais
1981 First one man exhibition,Galérie de Cannes
1986 Paris, Toulouse, Clermont-Ferrand, Cannes
1987,8 Galérie Christian Vallé, Clermont Ferrand
1989 Galérie Copocabana Palace,Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
1989 Galérie Présences, Bruxelles
1989 Japon Tokyo - Kobe - Osaka - Kyoto
1990 Galérie Christian Vallé, Clermont-Ferrand
1991 Galérie Présences, Bruxelles
1992,3 Galérie Christian Vallé, Clermont-Ferrand
1993 Musée du Seoul, Corée du Sud
1994 San Francisco, California;Grenoble; Cannes
1995 Galérie Christian Vallé, Clermont-Ferrand
1996 Grenoble; Clermont-Ferrand; Courchevel
1997 Au Carrefour Europe , Royat
1997 Hotel des Neiges, Courchevel
1997 Médaillé par la ville de Forcalquier, Alpes Maritimes.
1998 Chateau de Val, Lanobre, Cantal
1998 Chateau de Val, Bort-les-Orgues, Correze
1999 Palais des Congres, Aix-en-Provence
2000 Galérie Vent des Cimes, Grenoble
2001 Galérie Aurore, Luxé, Charente
2002,3 Galérie Vent des Cimes, Grenoble
2003 Galérie Christian Vallé, Clermont-Ferrand
2003 Salon De La Roche Foucault,Invité d ’Honneur
2004 Highgate Fine Art, London

Call Noel or Laurie on: 020 83407564 // 83477010