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The Life and Art of Henri Goetz Born in New York City, Henri Goetz was a French American surrealist painter and engraver. His early years were marked by a deep-seated drive to create, even as a child he felt the frustration of clumsy drawings. After studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, he moved to Paris in 1930, having saved money from working as a golf caddie and an apprentice electrical enginee
r. In Paris, he attended the Académie Colarossi, the Académie Julian, and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, while also frequenting the studio of Amédée Ozenfant. Goetz’s life was deeply intertwined with his wife, Christine Boumeester, a Dutch painter. Together, they navigated the challenges of World War II, working with the French Resistance to forge identity documents and print leaflets. Following the Liberation of Paris, Goetz con…