"Philippe Augé is one of the most accomplished painters of our time and a colorist of rare quality."?With this unusually high praise from the modern master, George Braque, the young French artist... Read full biography
"Philippe Augé is one of the most accomplished painters of our time and a colorist of rare quality."?With this unusually high praise from the modern master, George Braque, the young French artist Philippe Augé embarked on a painting career which, since the 1950's has catapulted him into a... Read full biography
"Philippe Augé is one of the most accomplished painters of our time and a colorist of rare quality."?With this unusually high praise from the modern master, George Braque, the young French artist Philippe Augé embarked on a painting career which, since the 1950's has catapulted him into a meaningful position in the contemporary art arena. Braque's assessment represents the quintessence of all the qualities associated with Augé's work today. Recognized primarily for his delicately balanced... Read full biography
"Philippe Augé is one of the most accomplished painters of our time and a colorist of rare quality."?With this unusually high praise from the modern master, George Braque, the young French artist Philippe Augé embarked on a painting career which, since the 1950's has catapulted him into a meaningful position in the contemporary art arena. Braque's assessment represents the quintessence of all the qualities associated with Augé's work today. Recognized primarily for his delicately balanced figures and lush still lifes, his paintings vibrate with a gamut of rich color which recalls instantly the panoply of renaissance painting. At first glance, the subjects have a quiet quality - pulpy fruits, beautiful women clad in robes of luxurious... Read full biography
"Philippe Augé is one of the most accomplished painters of our time and a colorist of rare quality."?With this unusually high praise from the modern master, George Braque, the young French artist Philippe Augé embarked on a painting career which, since the 1950's has catapulted him into a meaningful position in the contemporary art arena. Braque's assessment represents the quintessence of all the qualities associated with Augé's work today. Recognized primarily for his delicately balanced figures and lush still lifes, his paintings vibrate with a gamut of rich color which recalls instantly the panoply of renaissance painting. At first glance, the subjects have a quiet quality - pulpy fruits, beautiful women clad in robes of luxurious fabrics, sensuous flowers, pastoral landscapes from region never seen by man - but a more serious study reveals something else; a surreal... Read full biography
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