Roger-Edgar Gillet
Roger-Edgar Gillet (born July 10, 1924 in Paris , France , † October 2, 2004 in Saint-Suliac ( Département Ille-et-Vilaine , Brittany ), France) was a French painter , theater decorator and architect .
life and work
Roger-Edgar Gillet is one of the most important representatives of abstract painting after the Second World War . He studied at the École Boulle in Paris from 1939 to 1943. In 1944 he enrolled at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs . He worked as a set designer , theater decorator and architect . From 1946 to 1948 he was a teacher at the Académie Jullian . He was awarded the Prix Fénéon in 1954 and the Catherwood Prize in 1955excellent in the USA. Roger-Edgar Gillet was a rather discreet, but nevertheless very influential representative of modern art in France. He preferred the warm earth colors in his paintings, which he used abstract expressionistically .
Important exhibitions
- 1953: first solo exhibition at Galerie Craven , Paris
- 1959: Participation in documenta 2 in Kassel
- 1987: Retrospective at the CNAP Paris
- 1990: Retrospective at the Museum of Art Oklahoma University and the Cultural Center of Scotland, Arizona
Works in museums and collections
(Selection)
- Musée National d'Art Moderne , Paris
- Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
- Musee de Lille
- Musee de Grenoble
- Oslo Museum, Norway
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
- Museum of Sao Paulo , Brazil
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
Web links
- Galerie Guigon examples of his work
- Examples of his work
- Materials by and about Roger Edgar Gillet in the documenta archive
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gillet, Roger-Edgar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, theater decorator and architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 2004 |
Place of death | near Saint-Suliac ( Brittany ), France |