Raymond Escholier

Raymond Escholier (1882–1971) was a French journalist, novelist, poet, playwright, and art critic who served as curator of the Maison de Victor Hugo and director of the Petit Palais museum in Paris, organizing major exhibitions like the art of Italy from Cimabue to Tiepolo. His notable works include novels such as Cantegril (Prix Femina, 1921), L'Herbe d'amour (Grand Prix de Littérature de l'Académie française, 1931), and war-inspired Le Sel de la Terre (1924), as well as influential essays and biographies on artists like Delacroix, Daumier, Matisse, and Victor Hugo. French