Marcel Goupy (France, 1886-1954), Painter, ceramist and decorator of glass, crystal and designer, was originally trained as an architect at the l'Ecole des Arts décoratifs in Paris.
He lived and worked in Paris and had his own studio. He designed sets and decorated porcelain (Théodor haviland), earthenware sets (Belgium) as well as crystal and glass. In 1909 he came into contact with Georges Rouard, for whom he also started designing. He exhibited for several years at the Salon d'Automne and in 1929 at the Contempora exhibition in New York.
In 1914 he made his first enamel works on glass. His enamel decorations on glass were very successful and popular. In 1909, the gallery owner Georges Rouard, at 34 Avenue de l'Opera, started a gallery in the old house Á la Paix. Marcel Goupy was paired with Jules Mabut and together they created beautiful works. The gallery contracted him and other artists such as Jean Luce, Auguste Heiligenstein (Auguste Heiligenstein first worked as an assistant to Marccel Goupy.), Maurice Marinot, Henri Navarre, André Thuret, Georges Despret and François-Emile Décorchemont.
Throughout his life, Goupy remained associated with the Rouard gallery. He also exhibited there permanently. After the death of Georges Rouard in 1929, Marcel Goupy became artistic director of Galerie Rouard.
His production included many stylized plants and flowers, but he also painted animals and people, all with enamel. He designed almost small paintings of enamel that also matched the shape of the glass. He perfected his techniques by also working the glass with color powders and also working ton sur ton. His work was always harmonious and surprising. He participated in all the major events of his time, such as the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs in 1925, where he was also one of the jury members for the glass section.
His work is very popular internationally and can be found in various museum collections, for example in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) in Paris.
