Pierre Lesieur by Sarah Lesieur - 9788836647231

Pierre LesieurCatalogue raisonn\nAuthor(s): Sarah Lesieur\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Silvana, Italy\nImprint: Silvana\nISBN-13: 9788836647231, 978-8836647231\nSynopsis\nPainter, draftsman and engraver, Pierre Lesieur [tel] was one of the most influential French artists of the second half of the 20th century. Trained at the cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris - where he took lessons from Andr Lhote - and at the Acadmie de Montmartre, he had his first exhibition in 1952.\n\nLesieurs paintings of the 1950s are characterised by the use of brightly coloured areas, in line with the work of Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard. In the 1960s, this research bordered on abstraction, particularly in still lifes and representations of objects. From the 1970s onwards, through his paintings and drawings, Lesieur took a particular interest in interiors, as well as in portraits and female nudes.\n\nEarly in his career, Pierre Lesieur was recognised as an important artist. After his first personal exhibition.