Pierre Girieud - Artist Info

About Pierre Girieud

  • Biography

    Pierre-Paul Girieud, almost forgotten nowadays, had a decisive influence on the painting of the artists of the Neue Künstlervereinigung München. From about 1906, he maintained close, amicable contacts with Alexei Jawlensky and Marianne von Werefkin, in 1910 Girieud joined the artists' association and participated in its exhibitions. On the occasion of Girieud's journey to San Gimignano in Tuscany in 1907, views of the impressive silhouette of the city were created.

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    Von der "Neuen Künstlervereinigung München" zum "Blauen Reiter", exhib. cat. Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich 1999, cat. 224 with colour illus. 148). They probably also inspired Alexander Kanoldt who visited the town...

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