Louis Maratier
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Louis Maratier was a French
post-impressionist artist
and painter
who specialised in austere still life and static depictions of animals. His best known work is, however, a Landscape; Les Atlanteans (Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne). Although Maratier was born in Pontivy
, Brittany
, his parents moved to Ireland
before World War II
, Maratier only returning to France
in 1951 to study art in Paris. In 1962 Maratier rejected the Abstract Expressionism
which he had initially advocated and developed a more traditionally figurative, albeit minimalist, style specialising in the Monochrome
still lifes for which he is now best known.
France
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post-impressionist artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
who specialised in austere still life and static depictions of animals. His best known work is, however, a Landscape; Les Atlanteans (Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne). Although Maratier was born in Pontivy
Pontivy
Pontivy is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest.-History:...
, Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, his parents moved to Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Maratier only returning to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1951 to study art in Paris. In 1962 Maratier rejected the Abstract Expressionism
Abstract expressionism
Abstract expressionism was an American post–World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris...
which he had initially advocated and developed a more traditionally figurative, albeit minimalist, style specialising in the Monochrome
Monochrome
Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color. A monochromatic object or image has colors in shades of limited colors or hues. Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale or black-and-white...
still lifes for which he is now best known.
Work in collections
- Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
- Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne
- Irish Museum of Modern ArtIrish Museum of Modern ArtThe Irish Museum of Modern Art also known as IMMA, is Ireland's leading national institution exhibiting and collecting modern and contemporary art. The museum opened in May 1991 and is located in Royal Hospital Kilmainham, a 17th-century building near Heuston Station to the west of Dublin's city...
, Dublin - Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona