Henri Gervese (Charles Millot) (1880–1959), French

French painter, illustrator, traveler and French Marine officer, born in 1880 in Vesoul France, died in1959 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  He used the pseudonym Charles Millot. His life and work are given in the book “Gervese Peintre et Marin” by Jacques Schirmann. He visited Thessaloniki in 1916 on his way to the Dardanelles and Near East where he spent his service during the Great War.  During his stay in Thessaloniki, he made several illustrations depicting the cultural diversities and different army officers in the streets of Thessaloniki. This work is titled “Scene de Rue de Salonique (Scene from a Salonica street) and is in the collection of Fine Art Museum of San Francisco.

Henri Gervese Charles Marrie Joseph Millot 1880-1959 Thessaloniki-1916
Henri Gervese Charles Marrie Joseph Millot 1880-1959 Thessaloniki-1916
Henri Gervese Charles Marrie Joseph Millot 1880-1959 Thessaloniki-1916
Henri Gervese Charles Marrie Joseph Millot 1880-1959 Thessaloniki-1916

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This lexicon is a result of my 15 years long period of researching & documenting the personalities and the artworks of the foreign painters, sculptors, illustrators, and photographers having visited different spots of the geographic territory of Macedonia, there having created works of art there over a 100-years long period i.e. between 1850-1950. Their presence and artwork in the Macedonian milieus represent a notable cultural heritage to the international linkage of the ethnic Macedonians as well as to all the ethnicities living in the picturesque territory of Macedonia and the cultures of modern-day countries spread over parts of the geographic territory of Macedonia. Witnessing the artistic contributions of the foreign artist, we are proud of their Macedonia-themed creative works and experiences. I believe that their artworks, having been inspired and created over the vast region of Macedonia, unite us all in these challenging times, and under the facts and the values of the artistic beauty.

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