Representative work by Pierre Soulages
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Pierre Soulages

1919–2022 · French

  • Montpellier Fine Arts School

Pierre Soulages developed a lifelong practice around black, first through broad gestural paintings and from 1979 through what he called Outrenoir—'beyond black'—where ridged surfaces redirect light across the canvas.

Painting; printmaking

Major Works

  • 1953Peinture 181 x 244 cm, 25 février 1953
  • 1959Peinture 202 x 143 cm, 30 novembre 1959
  • 1962Peinture 162 x 130 cm, 14 avril 1962
  • 1968Peinture 220 x 366 cm, 14 mai 1968
  • 1979Peinture 202 x 327 cm, 16 janvier 1979
  • 1985Peinture 324 x 362 cm, 1985
  • 1990Peinture 290 x 654 cm, 1990
  • 1985Peinture 222 x 628 cm, avril 1985
  • 2015Peinture 181 x 405 cm, 12 août 2015
  • 1947Brou de noix

Interviews & Writing

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