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Manessier, Alfred
Manessier, Alfred (1911–1993). French painter, lithographer, and designer of tapestries and stained glass, born at Saint-Ouen, the son of a merchant. In 1929 he moved to Paris to study architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts but turned to painting, studying informally at several academies. He was encouraged particularly by Roger Bissière, whom he met at the Académie Ranson in 1935. During the 1930s he was influenced by Cubism and Surrealism, but after staying at a Trappist monastery in 1943 he became deeply committed to religion and turned to expressing spiritual meaning through abstract art. Characteristically his paintings feature rich colours within a loose linear grid, creating an effect reminiscent of stained glass (a medium in which he was very prolific, designing some 200 windows, and in which he did some of his best work). After the Second World War he came to be regarded as one of the leading exponents of expressive abstraction (see ART INFORMEL) in the École de Paris, and he won numerous awards, including the main painting prize at the 1962 Venice Biennale. In later life he lived in seclusion near Chartres and his reputation underwent something of an eclipse, but a major retrospective was devoted to him at the Grand Palais, Paris, in 1992. The following year he died from injuries received in a car crash.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-ManessierAlfred.html IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-ManessierAlfred.html |
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Manessier, Alfred
Manessier, Alfred (b Saint-Ouen, 5 Dec. 1911; d Orléans, 1 Aug. 1993). French painter, lithographer, and designer of tapestries and stained glass, a pupil of Bissière. During the 1930s his work was influenced by Cubism and Surrealism, but after staying at a Trappist monastery in 1943 he became deeply committed to religion and turned to expressing spiritual meaning through abstract art. Characteristically his paintings feature rich colours within a loose linear grid, creating an effect reminiscent of stained glass (a medium in which he did some of his best work). After the Second World War he came to be regarded as one of the leading exponents of expressive abstraction in the École de Paris and won numerous awards, notably the main painting prize at the 1962 Venice Biennale. He died as a result of a car crash.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-ManessierAlfred.html IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-ManessierAlfred.html |
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Manessier, Alfred
Manessier, Alfred (1911–93). French painter, lithographer, and designer of tapestries and stained glass, a pupil of Bissière. During the 1930s his work was influenced by Cubism and Surrealism, but after staying at a Trappist monastery in 1943 he became deeply committed to religion and turned to expressing spiritual meaning through abstract art. Characteristically his paintings feature rich colours within a loose linear grid, creating an effect reminiscent of stained glass (a medium in which he did some of his best work). After the Second World War Manessier came to be regarded as one of the leading exponents of expressive abstraction in the École de Paris and won numerous awards, notably the main painting prize at the 1962 Venice Biennale.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-ManessierAlfred.html IAN CHILVERS. "Manessier, Alfred." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-ManessierAlfred.html |
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