Marcel Mouly has been heavily influenced by the work of Picasso, Matisse and Braque. In 1935, after studying painting at the French Academies, he began to show his work publicly. He was befriended by the sculptor, Jacques Lipchitz to whom he became a protege and was influenced by his approach to Cubism. In 1945, he participated at the Salon d' Automne, took part in the open art forums of the Ecole de la Boulogne and studied with Leger, Pignon and Bertin.
