Max Hamlet Sauvage Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1950 -

Max Hamlet Sauvage, a well-known painter, sculptor and photographer from Gallipoli, was born in 1950. Most of his life he lived in France, but his artistic training received her in Milan, beginning his first courses of painting in 1969 in the School of Art Castello Sforzesco, then attending courses of the free School of anatomy at Brera. In 1984 he enrolled in photography courses at the Istituto ISAD, but his interest in this art arose much earlier, in 1967, when he bought his first camera and began what he calls "his adventure with photography." So, according to his words, "between my paintings and photography has created a kind of symbiosis that continues today."
Countless are his exhibitions, which began in 1972 in Milan and continued in other places in Lombardy until arriving in London (1976), New York (1978) and several places in France (1980, 1981), years in which he obtained more than 15 national awards and International. Back to Italy (Gallipoli, 1979, 1981; Milan, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988) during the decade of the ' 80. In the ' 90 the exhibitions were realized in various Italian locations (Ferrara, 1991, 1995; Brescia, 1991; Bologna, 1992; Verona, 1993; Milan, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995; Venturina, 1995) and then exhibited three exhibitions in the Czech Republic (Prague, 1996 and 1997). For the next ten years the artist continued his exhibitions in France, presenting more than nine exhibitions at French galleries (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). After many years of absence back in Salento, renewed and full of experience, to exhibit several works mainly in Gallipoli (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), but also in Tuglie (2006), Parabita (2007) and Nardò (2008). Much known to the Salentos was his exhibition "The City, the memory, the faces " in 2005, where Sauvage paid homage to some of his countrymen, illustrious citizens of Gallipoli who in the past and in the present make the city and the land of Salento in the most various sectors ( Literature, poetry, music, painting, journalism, politics, scientific research and entrepreneurship). Later he donated some of his works to the town of Gallipoli.
In 2008, 2009 and 2010 he showed up in Udine, and in February of 2011 in Brindisi he exhibited his exhibition: "Chronicles of 40 historical figures: Angels & Demons on the life of our planet."
This original artist is credited with having taken over the tradition of surrealism and has further developed it.
For those who still have not decided where to spend the holidays this summer, or still waiting to see the offer of holiday homes in Gallipoli, know that this amazing city is not only sea and beach. Salento is art, culture, spirituality, poetry. During the holidays in Gallipoli, under the southern sun of Salento, there can be wonderful and magical facts, disturbing but pleasant sensations, such as those who have been able to inspire Sauvage to deploy all its fantastic world.