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Pierre Jean Louis Germain Soulages (French:; 24 December 1919 – 25 October 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. In 2014, President François Hollande of France described him as "the world's greatest living artist."
Learn about Pierre Soulages, the master of black who explored the color and light in his abstract artworks. See his biography, artworks, awards and exhibitions at Wikiart.org.
- French
- December 24, 1919
- Rodez, France
Pierre Soulages, né le 24 décembre 1919 à Rodez et mort le 25 octobre 2022 à Nîmes, est un artiste peintre et graveur français .
Oct 26, 2022 · Pierre Soulages, whose searching explorations of the color black established him as France’s pre-eminent postwar abstract painter, died on Wednesday in Sète, a port city in southern...
Learn about Pierre Soulages, a French painter and printmaker who pioneered the use of black as a color. Explore his works, exhibitions, and Wikipedia entry at MoMA.
Pierre Soulages, French artist who was a major figure in the postwar abstract movement. He was a leader of Tachism, the French counterpart to Action painting in the United States, and was known for the restraint of his works and his preoccupation with the color black.