Pierre Soulages has gained international recognition as a prominent figure of both art informel, which arose in France during World War II, and abstract expressionism, its American counterpart.
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A French painting purchased in Melbourne in 1953 has been repatriated selling for $5.26m earlier this month in Paris.
For 67 years the painting had hung in a private house in Melbourne until it was ‘rediscovered’ by Smith & Singer who returned it to France on behalf of an Australian client, the son of the original purchaser.Soulages is known as ‘the painter of black’ which he regards as ‘both a colour and a non-colour’.
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Having turned 100 last year, he is indeed living, with his wife Colette, a younger woman of only 98. Soulages Museum, designed by Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta, in collaboration with G. Trégouët, 2014; in Rodez, France.This article was most recently revised and updated by They were married in 1942.
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Born on December 24, 1919, in Rodez (south of France), Soulages, who continues to produce work at a steady pace, is celebrating his 100th birthday at the end of this year. Soulages is known as ‘the painter of black’ which he regards as ‘both a colour and a non-colour’.
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Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.From 1987 to 1994 Soulages designed more than 100 contemporary Soulages’s painting style remained distinctive throughout his career.
Pierre Soulages, “painter of black and light,” is a major figure of non-figurative painting, recognized as such since the start of his career after World War II. Acheter des affiches de Pierre Soulages Né en 1919 à Rodez (Aveyron), Pierre Soulages est un peintre et graveur français associé depuis la fin des années 1940 à l'art abstrait.
Since 1979, he has worked exclusively in black, creating works he calls You might disagree with half of it, but you’ll enjoy reading all of it.
His nearly In 1979 Soulages was elected a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
He adds, ‘When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it’. Pierre Soulages is considered France’s greatest living artist.
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Il est particulièrement connu pour son usage des reflets de la couleur « noir », qu'il appelle "noir-lumière" ou "outrenoir".
Pierre Soulages, (born December 24, 1919, Rodez, France), French painter and printmaker and a major figure in the postwar abstract movement.
The Japan Art Association awarded him the
After moving to Paris in 1946, Pierre Soulages began using walnut stain to make gestural abstract paintings on paper and, by the 1950s, had begun using oil on …
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