Louis Fabien
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Louis Fabien is (the pseudonym
of) a French painter.
in the French département of Vienne
. He is a self-taught figurative painter of the School of Paris
who uses a modern form of pointillism
. He paints in a realistic style and tries to capture colorful and often charming moments.
Fabien has exhibited his work in most of the important Paris salon shows and has had one-man shows in many countries including France, USA, Japan, England, Germany. He began to show his work in the early 1950s in the Salon d'Automne and in 1953 exhibited in the Salon de la Jeune Peinture, of which he was elected president in 1964 and in 1965. In 1957 he was accorded the Prix Greenshields.
Fabien's paintings have been acquired by the French State, the City of Paris, and the Petit Palais of Geneva.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of) a French painter.
Biography
Fabien was born in L'Isle-JourdainL'Isle-Jourdain
L'Isle-Jourdain may refer to:*Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain, centred on L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers*communes in France:** L'Isle-Jourdain, Gers, in the Gers department** L'Isle-Jourdain, Vienne in the Vienne department...
in the French département of Vienne
Vienne
Vienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...
. He is a self-taught figurative painter of the School of Paris
School of Paris
School of Paris refers to two distinct groups of artists — a group of medieval manuscript illuminators, and a group of non-French artists working in Paris before World War I...
who uses a modern form of pointillism
Pointillism
Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term Pointillism was first coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works...
. He paints in a realistic style and tries to capture colorful and often charming moments.
Fabien has exhibited his work in most of the important Paris salon shows and has had one-man shows in many countries including France, USA, Japan, England, Germany. He began to show his work in the early 1950s in the Salon d'Automne and in 1953 exhibited in the Salon de la Jeune Peinture, of which he was elected president in 1964 and in 1965. In 1957 he was accorded the Prix Greenshields.
Fabien's paintings have been acquired by the French State, the City of Paris, and the Petit Palais of Geneva.