Maite Delteil
France
Maite Delteil is a French painter exhibiting predominantly in India. Growing up in a conservative home in the French countryside, Delteil is a ‘nature’s child’. Nature, flora and fauna has been an intrinsic part of her visual vocabulary which is defined by a quaint charm. Her work has been described as creating an idyllscape of everyday scenes. Her paintings often consists of intricate colourful paintings of perfectly round trees, serene-looking people and pretty birds, which conveys the meaning of life without being morbid or dark. Delteil was born (1933) in Furnel, France. Born in France in 1933, Maite Delteil received her art education at Ecole Des Beaux-Arts, Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Academic Julian and National School of Art, followed by fellowship from the Government and Institute De France to study in Spain and Greece in quick succession. Maite Delteil’s work has been exhibited widely in several cities of France as well as other countries in Europe, America and India. Maite Delteil received the Prix De la Casa Velasquez in 1959. She lives in New Delhi and Paris.
ARTWORKS
Rhinos at Twilight
Bird-II
