Paul Rebeyrolle

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Paul Rebeyrolle (born November 3, 1926 in Eymoutiers near Limoges , † February 7, 2005 in Boudreville , Burgundy ) was a French painter .

Rebeyrolle painted abstract figures and, according to experts, was a very important naturalist of his time. His works were seen as an expression of his anger against any kind of oppression.

One of his most famous paintings is "The Blood of the Birds". In 1959 Paul Rebeyrolle took part in documenta II in Kassel .

He died at the age of 78 in Boudreville, Burgundy.

Posthumously first solo exhibition in Germany in the art gallery fürth

From September 15 to October 29, 2006, the kunst galerie fürth showed a selection of paintings by Paul Rebeyrolle from various French private collections. The motto of the exhibition: "Paul Rebeyrolle - Painting of Great Feelings" was inspired by JP Sartre's catalog text for Rebeyrolle's 1970 exhibition "Coexistences". Paul Rebeyrolle was an important French exponent of committed art, who worked in series of pictures until the late 1990s , often oversized assemblages. Some titles clearly indicate the themes: guerrillas, still lifes and power, monetarism - paintings that wanted to resist barbarism and whose force has been compared with that of his contemporary Francis Bacon. But he was also interested in the lyrical quality of the color, he always added non-illustrative elements to his naturalistic style. In addition to the political motifs, there is a rich selection of images of animals, individual figures and the like, but also three-dimensional works. A bilingual catalog with ten color illustrations and a previously unpublished portrait photo was published for the exhibition.

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SURNAME Rebeyrolle, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Eymoutiers near Limoges
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 2005
Place of death Boudreville , Burgundy