Marcel Caron

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Marcel Caron (born 13 May 1890 in Enghien – died 1961 in Liège) was a Belgian painter. His father, Alphonse Caron, was also a painter. In 1901 the family moved back to Liège, where Marcel met other artists through his father’s connections. He was influenced by the Barbizon school and later by Flemish Expressionism, inspired by Gustave De Smet, Constant Permeke and Frits van den Berghe. He visited the Sélection gallery with Auguste Mambour, which helped shape his art. In 1926 he helped start the group l'Escalier with Mambour and Edgar Scauflaire. By 1930 he shifted from painting to wood and stone sculpture and drawing. In 1953 he showed abstract gouaches at the Le Carré gallery in Liège and continued exploring abstraction until his death. He painted everyday life and scenes such as Maternité, Son Enfant, Les Fiancés, and works like L'escarpolette, Le Jeune Garçon, Le Batelier, Les Bûcherons, La Bouture, L'Homme à la Faux and Les Plaisirs des Jours. He died in Liège in 1961.