Marthe Wéry
Marthe Wéry (born April 26, 1930 in Etterbeek , † February 8, 2005 in Brussels ) was a Belgian artist.
life and work
Wéry was born in Etterbeek, Belgium in 1930. She received her artistic training at the Grande Chaumière in Paris and in Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17, and did etching and aquatint . She was a lecturer at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. With Robert Ryman and Agnes Martin , she is a representative of analytical painting and minimalism . She became known for her monochrome paintings, which she presented in object-like installations.
Some of their role models were: Kasimir Malewitsch , Piet Mondrian and Władysław Strzemiński . During a trip to America she discovered minimalism for herself.
During the reign of Albert II , she and other selected artists were commissioned to furnish the Royal Palace with contemporary art. The works of Marthe Wéry, Jan Fabre , Dirk Braeckman and Patrick Corillon can be seen there at the beginning of each summer when the palace opens to visitors.
In 2004 she was awarded the Leopold Order (Belgium) .
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2017/18: Marthe Wéry - Sophistication on Paper, Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- 2017: Oeuvres, recherches et documents dans les collections du BPS22, BPS22 - Musée d'art de la Province de Hainaut, Charleroi
- 2011: Retrospective Marthe Wéry, Art Museum The Hague
- 2009: Artists from the collection of the Musée National d'Art Moderne , Center Pompidou , Paris
- 2006: Retrospective Marthe Wéry, Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen
- 2005: 51st Venice Biennale
- 2004: Les Couleurs du monochrome - Marthe Wéry, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tournai
- 1992: Dump Painting, Centraal Museum Utrecht
- 1985: 18th São Paulo Biennial
- 1982: 40th Venice Biennale
- 1977: documenta 6 , Kassel
- 1975: Fundamental painting, Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam
Web links
- Marthe Wéry at the Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerp
- Marthe Wéry at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag , 2017/18 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marthe Wéry. Portrait at the Musée d'art de la Province de Hainaut, accessed on February 23, 2020 (French).
- ↑ Marthe Wéry in the Encyclopædia Universalis, accessed on March 18, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Marthe Wéry. Entry in the Oxford Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art. Oxford 2009, pp. 751–752.
- ↑ The Royal Collection. Belgian Crown website, accessed February 23, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wéry, Marthe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Etterbeek |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 2005 |
| Place of death | Brussels |