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Biography
The French painter, commercial designer and sculptor, Pierre Soulages visited Paris for the first time in 1938. He went to the Louvre and saw Cézanne and Picasso exhibitions. He studied at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, but was very disappointed with what was taught there and returned to his home town of Rodez. In 1941 he continued his studies in Montpellier, where he came into contact with Abstractionism through his friendship with Sonia Delaunay. In 1946, he moved to the Paris suburbs and, in 1947, the year in which he opened his own studio, he began to paint in an essentially abstract style. It was at this time that he met Picabia, Hartung and Léger. This period also marked the beginning of his career as a painter. The audacious and gestural character of his paintings has generally linked him to the Abstract Expressionism of artists such as Franz Kline. The similarity, however, is only superficial. He has never given titles to his paintings, identifying them only through their date of completion. In 1979, his work changed fundamentally when he began to concentrate on large paintings. The effect is achieved through strong contrasts in texture, rhythm and the direction of the brushstrokes. His work includes many lithographs, aquatints and bronzes.
Exhibitions
Pierre Soulages: Retrospective Kootz Gallery, USA 01-01-1963 ~ 31-12-1963
Pierre Soulages: Retrospective Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), USA 01-01-1966 ~ 31-12-1966
Soulages Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France 01-01-1967 ~ 31-12-1967
Affinities and Intuitions: The Gerald S. Elliott Collection of Contemporary Art Art Institute of Chicago, The, USA 01-05-1990 ~ 01-07-1990
Accrochage Nº1, Selection of Portuguese and French Artists in The Berardo Collection Embaixada de França (French Embassy), Portugal 27-04-2005 ~ 15-10-2005
Contemporâneos de Arpad Szenes e Vieira da Silva na Collecção Berardo Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva, Portugal 06-03-2002 ~ 16-06-2002
Collection Berardo, Oeuvres Choisies du 20e Siècle Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon, France 05-10-2001 ~ 14-01-2002
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999 Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000
The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 17-05-1997 ~ 31-08-1997
Berardo Museum Opening Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 25-06-2007 ~ 09-09-2007
De Miró à Warhol. La Collection Berardo à Paris Musée du Luxembourg, France 16-10-2008 ~ 22-02-2009
Sous la Dictée de L’image Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 01-03-2010 ~ 26-05-2010
Bibliography
Accrochage Nº1, Selection of Portuguese and French Artists in The Berardo Collection, 2005 Published by 90 Graus Editora, Lda. ISBN 9728964013
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999, 2000 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 972817652X
Collection Berardo, Oeuvres Choisies du 20e Siècle, 2001 Published by Musée des Beaux Arts ISBN 2711843319
Contemporâneos de Arpad Szenes e Vieira da Silva na Colecção Berardo, 2002 Published by Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva ISBN 9728467192
Pierre Soulages, L'oeuvre Peint 1947-1990, 1991 Published by Neuchâtel
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Part I, London, Thursday 2nd December 1993, lot. 26 , 1993 Published by Sotheby´s
Soulages, 1967 Published by Musée National d'Art Moderne
Soulages, 1972 Published by Neuchâtel
The Berardo Collection – Sintra Museum of Modern Art, 1996 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729739105
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