Olivier Debre Art
French, 1920-1999
From an early age, Olivier Debré began to paint, draw and sculpt. At the age of 14, he was naturally influenced by the impressionist landscapes of his grandfather, the painter Edouard Debat-Ponsan (1847-1913). In 1938, received at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, he joined the architecture studio run by his uncle and frequented that of Le Corbusier.
In 1941, he meets Picasso who will have a decisive influence on him. He now seeks to express his emotion without going through the representation. The sign thus appears to him as the incarnation of emotion and thought. While being abstract, he considers that the sign does not mean anything other than reality.
In 1949, he presented at Galerie Bing his first solo exhibition of colorful and expressive paintings.
Around 1950, Olivier Debré favors matter and dull colors. Always carried by the idea of the sign as representation of the thought, he paints the series of "signs-characters".
At the turn of the 1960s, Olivier Debré returned to the landscape and found his original way. the formats get longer, suggesting both a panoramic view of a limitless space and diving into a near-monochronic. He therefore describes his painting as a fervent abstraction because it symbolizes the emotion aroused by the contemplation of a landscape.
During the 80s-90s, Olivier Debré benefited from several public commissions: the curtain-stage of the Comédie Française, the Hong Kong Opera, and the Shanghai Opera.
In 1995, the National Gallery of the Jeu de Paume offers a retrospective of Olivier Debré, also presented in Europe and Latin America.
He died in Paris on June 2nd, 1999.to
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Signe personnage
By Olivier Debre
Located in Columbia, MO
Etching
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The Red Curtain (Satie)
By Olivier Debre
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1988
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 66/100
Publisher : Machet-Cosson
76.00 cm. x 56.50 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.24 in. (paper)
69.00 cm. x 54.00 cm. 27.17 ...
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1980s Abstract Olivier Debre Art
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Lithograph
Signe-Paysage Loire
By Olivier Debre
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1992
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA
Edition : 50 ex.
Printer : Art Estampe (Paris)
56.50 cm. x 75.50 cm. 22.24 in. x 29.72 in. (paper)
50.00 cm. x 6...
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Signe-paysage
By Olivier Debre
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1989
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 21/70
Publisher : Machet-Cosson
Printer : Art Estampe (Paris)
56.50 cm. x 75.50 cm. 22.24 in. x 29.72 in. (paper)
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Signe-Paysage
By Olivier Debre
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1989
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 200/200
Publisher : Société des Amateurs et Collectionneurs d'Art
Printer : Art Estampe (Paris)
Catalog : [Pernoud 44...
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Signe paysage II
By Olivier Debre
Located in Columbia, MO
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Ed. EA
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Grande signe personnage VI
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Signe paysage rouge
By Olivier Debre
Located in Columbia, MO
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Ed. EA
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Signe paysage blue
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Grande signe personnage IX
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