Francky Criquet Art
French, b. 1968
Born on September 19th, 1968 in La Flèche (La Sarthe, France), Francky Criquet comes from a family of second hand goods /scrap metal dealers. His father is from Fort de France, and his mother, born in Orbec (Calvados, France), is Normand. In 1978, at the age of just ten, he paints a mural at Verron primary school where he is a pupil. He paints another for his secondary school in 1980. That year, at the age of twelve, he wins First Prize in the “Young Painters Competition” (Prix de la Jeune Peinture) organized by the city of Le Mans. The following year, several of his drawings are exhibited in the town hall of La Flèche. At 18, he takes the decision to work in the antiques business, selling objects at various antiques markets and trade fairs. From time to time, he restores old paintings for other antiques dealers, some of which end up exhibited in museums (Nantes) or are purchased by art collectors. In 1995, Francky Criquet leaves France for Andalusia, Spain where he spends one year painting in the studio of Julio Fernandez Ceballos Montalban, who becomes his painting master. The following year, he travels to England where he produces more than 300 paintings, all of which are later sold in the United States. In 2003, exhibitions are organized by various galleries: in Brazil at the French Embassy in Sao Paulo, in Megen in The Netherlands and in Italy. The following year, his works are shown in New York and in Miami. Between 2005 and 2008, he regularly exhibits in China, where his gallery, Sangshan Art, organizes numerous exhibitions in Shanghaï, Beijing and HangZhou.
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Artist: Francky Criquet
Francky Criquet - NO TITLE/ pink - oil on canvas - 95x147cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
This artwork is realized with oil paints on horizontal 95x147 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mythology is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
Materials
Oil
$4,402 Sale Price
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Francky Criquet - NO TITLE/ green - oil on canvas - 95x147cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
This artwork is realized with oil paints on horizontal 95x147 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mythology is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
Materials
Oil
$4,402 Sale Price
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Francky Criquet - LE TEMP DU SOLITUDES - oil on canvas - Diptych /220x163cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
Le temp de Solitudes is realized with oil paints on Alcantara canvas and is composed of two canvas for a wonderful diptych 220x163 cm.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The fra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
Materials
Oil
Francky Criquet - NO TITLE/ yellow - oil on canvas - 147x95cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
This artwork is realized with oil paints on horizontal 147x95 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mythology is ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
Materials
Oil
Francky Criquet - NOT TITLE /yellow - oil on canvas - 80x133cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
This artwork is realized with oil paints on vertical 80x133 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mythology is st...
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2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
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Francky Criquet - LA COSCIENCE DE LA LIBERTE - oil paint - Triptych /285x148cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
La coscience de la liberté artwork is realized with oil paints on Alcantara canvas and is composed of three canvas for a wonderful 285x148 cm triptych.
The thickness of the canvas i...
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2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
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Oil
Francky Criquet - L'ÉVEIL DE L'ÂME/ red-gray - oil on canvas - 147x95cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
This artwork is realized with oil paints on horizontal 147x95 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mythology is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
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Oil
Francky Criquet - NOT TITLE /urban - oil on canvas - 95x148cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
This artwork is realized with oil paints on vertical 95x148 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mythology is st...
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2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
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Oil
Francky Criquet - NOT TITLE /deep gray - oil on canvas - 80x133cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
This artwork is realized with oil paints on vertical 80x133 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mythology is st...
Category
2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
Materials
Oil
Francky Criquet - LE TROISIEME OEIL - oil on canvas - 80x130cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
"Le troisieme oeil" is realized with oil paints on vertical 80x130 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mytholog...
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2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
Materials
Oil
Francky Criquet - LE TRANSI - oil on canvas - 133x80cm
By Francky Criquet
Located in Stienta, IT
"Le transi" is realized with oil paints on horizontal 133x80 cm Alcantara canvas.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The frame is not essential.
The reference to mythology is s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Francky Criquet Art
Materials
Oil
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