Auric, Nora Georges
(1903–1982)
Auric, Nora GeorgesAuric, Nora GeorgesNora Georges Auric (B * 1903 – D † PARIS 1982) Born Eleonora Vilter, of Russian parents, she trained as an engineer and scientist before devoting herself to painting, studying with Othon Friesz (1879 – 1949) and André Lhote (1885-1962), and linking herself, for a time, with the surrealists. On 27 October 1930, at Saint-Paul-de-Vence in Provence, she married composer Georges Auric (1899 – 1983), member of les Six. Cocteau was one of the witnesses at their…