Olivier Debré (1920-1999)
A major French painter of the second half of the 20th century, Olivier Debré's monumental, colorful, non-figurative work is an exact reflection of the real world. His vast canvases, composed of large areas of fluid colors, bring him closer to the "color-field painting" of American abstract expressionists, such as Morris Louis, or Clifford Still. His black and white engraved work retains very pictorial accents.
Biography Olivier Debré
Debré exhibited for the first time in 1941. Some of his paintings, still figurative, were shown in the gallery run by Georges Aubry (Pierre Loeb had handed over the management of his gallery to Debré to prevent it falling under Aryan administration). Her painting was in the wake of Impressionism. He was noticed by Picasso, whose studio he visited several times in 1942-1943. During this winter, his work moved away from the representation of tangible reality. He developed a non-figurative style of painting based on emotion and in close connection with nature. Read the full biography.
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