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Michel Sima (Michał Smajewski) was born on 20 May, 1912 in day Belarus). Discover Michel Sima's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Michał Smajewski
Occupation N/A
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 20 May, 1912
Birthday 20 May
Birthplace Slonim, Poland (present-day Belarus)
Date of death (1987-04-12) Largentière, France
Died Place Largentière, France
Nationality Belarus

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1967

In 1967, his old friend, the painter René Besset invited him to the Ardèche. Sima decided to move there with his family, although he kept his studio at "La Ruche" in Paris. From this tim e to his death in 1987, he kept testing new materials and searching for new forms in his sculptures.

1959

His first book was published in 1959 by editor Fernand Nathan: 21 Visages d'artistes (21 Faces of Artists). Seeing the poor quality of the copies, Sima's disappointment was so great that he decides to stop publishing photos.

1948

He gave his personal opinions to Picasso about his works and provided him with documents. It resulted to the book : "Picasso à Antibes" published in 1948.

1946

In 1946 in Golfe Juan, he met Picasso again, and obtained for him a large studio in the Grimaldi museum in Antibes, given by Dor de la Souchère. In this studio Picasso creates "La Joie de Vivre" and "Le Triptyque".

1945

Seriously ill, he returned to France in 1945, and spent months recovering in Grasse at his friend Dor de la Souchère's in Cannes.

1942

During World War II he sought refuge in the "Zone libre" but in 1942 was arrested in Golfe Juan as a Jewish foreigner and sent to Auschwitz then to Blechhammer (Judenlager), while an exhibition of his work together with Picabia's in Cannes enjoyed a great success.

1936

He socialized in Gertrude and Leo Stein's circle and makes friends with famous people such as Jean Cocteau, Francis Picabia, Paul Éluard, Robert Desnos, Max Ernst, Pierre Tal-Coat and Youki Foujita. In 1936 he met Picasso. He took part in many group exhibitions in Paris and on the Riviera.

1933

In 1933, he joins the group of the painter Francis Gruber. He works in the Brâncuși's and Ossip Zadkine's studios, among others, and earns a living taking photos of current events for various newspapers.

1912

Michel Sima, a pseudonym for Michał Smajewski (born 20 May 1912), was a Polish artist, known as a sculptor, photographer and ceramicist. He is best known for his photographic portraits of Picasso and of almost all the artists of the School of Paris.

Michał Smajewski was born on 20 May 1912 in Slonim Poland (now Belarus). Born in a liberal middle class Jewish family, he arrived in Paris in 1929, 17 years old, and was admitted into the "Acadèmie de la Grande Chaumière". From his earliest years, he wanted to become a sculptor.