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1926 Nantes, France (near) - 2016 Cholet, France. Known for: Abstract painting, sculpture, installation, multi media, drawing.
Following is The New York Times obituary of Francois Morellet. François Morellet, French Abstract Artist, Dies at 90. By Hannah Olivevennes, May 13, 2016. François Morellet, a French painter and... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Francois Morellet. François Morellet, French Abstract Artist, Dies at 90. By Hannah Olivevennes, May 13, 2016. François Morellet, a French painter and sculptor whose use of unorthodox materials such as neon lights, sticky tape and metal rods left a... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Francois Morellet. François Morellet, French Abstract Artist, Dies at 90. By Hannah Olivevennes, May 13, 2016. François Morellet, a French painter and sculptor whose use of unorthodox materials such as neon lights, sticky tape and metal rods left a distinctive mark on postwar abstract art, died on Tuesday at his home in Cholet, France. He was 90. His family confirmed the death. Although his early work was representational, Mr. Morellet moved... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Francois Morellet. François Morellet, French Abstract Artist, Dies at 90. By Hannah Olivevennes, May 13, 2016. François Morellet, a French painter and sculptor whose use of unorthodox materials such as neon lights, sticky tape and metal rods left a distinctive mark on postwar abstract art, died on Tuesday at his home in Cholet, France. He was 90. His family confirmed the death. Although his early work was representational, Mr. Morellet moved decisively toward abstraction. He concluded that his work should “make it possible for the observer to find what he wants to find,” he told The New York Times in 1985, the same year that a retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum essentially introduced him to an... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of Francois Morellet. François Morellet, French Abstract Artist, Dies at 90. By Hannah Olivevennes, May 13, 2016. François Morellet, a French painter and sculptor whose use of unorthodox materials such as neon lights, sticky tape and metal rods left a distinctive mark on postwar abstract art, died on Tuesday at his home in Cholet, France. He was 90. His family confirmed the death. Although his early work was representational, Mr. Morellet moved decisively toward abstraction. He concluded that his work should “make it possible for the observer to find what he wants to find,” he told The New York Times in 1985, the same year that a retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum essentially introduced him to an American audience. He had his first solo exhibition as an abstract painter in 1950 at the Galerie Cre... Read full biography
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Following is The New York Times obituary of Francois Morellet.
François Morellet, French Abstract Artist, Dies at 90
By Hannah Olivevennes, May 13, 2016
François Morellet, a French painter and sculptor whose use of unorthodox materials such as neon lights, sticky tape and metal rods left a distinctive mark on postwar abstract art, died on Tuesday at his home in Cholet, France. He was 90.
His family confirmed the death.
Although his early work was representational, Mr. Morellet moved decisively toward abstraction. He concluded that his work should “make it possible for the observer to find what he wants to find,” he told The New York Times in 1985, the same year that a retrospective at the Brookly...But wait, there's more...
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