André Marfaing
André Marfaing (born December 11, 1925 in Toulouse , France , † March 30, 1987 in Paris ) was a French painter and graphic artist .
He is one of the most important representatives of abstract art and printmaking after the Second World War .
Life
André Marfaing originally studied law before he found painting. He moved to Paris in 1949 and exhibited in the 1st Salon of Young Painters from 1950 onwards . Parallel to his painting, he has created extensive graphic works with a preference for etchings , but also collages and ink drawings . He lived in Saint-Jean-de-Luz for a long time .
The characteristic of André Marfaing's work is the dominance of the color black . Almost all of his works are in black and white, there are hardly any other colors. " The light touches me more than the color ." (André Marfaing)
His work received great attention in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a participant in documenta 2 in Kassel in 1959 in the painting department and also in the Venice Biennale in 1961.
literature
- Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog: Volume 1: Painting; Volume 2: Sculpture; Volume 3: Graphic Art; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marfaing, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and printmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulouse |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1987 |
| Place of death | Paris |