André Even (painter)

André Even (May 16, 1918, Pont-Aven, France – March 14, 1997) was a French painter.

Biography

Education

A few years after his commitment to the aeronaval in Rochefort, Even was deployed for the beginning of WWII. Following the demobilization, he joined several religious communities until Monseigneur Lefèbre from Mortain, who is genuinely amazed by his work, convinces him to pursue his artistic vocation. Thus, André Even began his studies at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris and worked alongside Maurice Denis in his workshop. While in Paris, he accepted a number of commissions from cathedrals and churches destroyed due to the international conflict.

The return in Brittany

By 1950, the painter returned to Brittany for a few years. There, he worked on religious commissions, before going back to Paris and focused on more profane subjects such as the urban landscape of Paris and the rural landscape of his childhood in Pont Aven. Twenty years later, he finally settled down in a little Briton village and continued to accept commissions.

Influenced by Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh and Charles-François Daubigny, André Even’s body of work is filled with synthetic landscapes. Briton houses, cultivated and uncultivated fields are components of his canvases that are strictly guided by the golden number, which brings harmony to the entire work. His style can be situated between primitive and contemporary Italian painting. The artist worked repetitively on similar subjects, while altering the hues to create a renewed pictorial experience. Another characteristic of his work is the home-made paint, which is composed of wax and pigments.

Paintings

Religious paintings

The Pieta, Izart gallery of Pont-Aven, wax painting, 35x24 cm
The Crucifixion, Nevez's Church, 1950, 60 m²
The life of Mary, the Nativity and the Entombment, Church of Holy Heart of Mary of Concarneau, 1951, 300 m²
The appearance of Saint Michael Joan of Arc, Jeanne d'Arc Church Lorient
The Green Christ, Pont-Aven Church, 1958

Landscapes

Port in Brittany, Izart gallery, oil paints, 61x46 cm
Boat in Concarneau, Izart gallery, oil paints, 41x33 cm
Pink Field, Izart gallery, wax painting, 61x46 cm
Boats at Doelan, Izart gallery, wax painting, 73x54 cm
Rape fields, Izart gallery, wax painting, 72x54 cm
Two houses, Izart gallery, oil paints, 92x73cm
Viaduct of Pont-Aven, Izart gallery, wax painting, 55x38 cm
Town in Brittany, Izart gallery, oil paints, 73x60 cm
The green valley, Izart gallery, wax painting, 35x24 cm
Golden fields, Izart gallery, wax painting, 35x24 cm

Still life

Still Life, Izart gallery, wax painting, 46x61cm
Still Life, Izart gallery, oil paints, 55x38cm
Still Life with Apples, Izart gallery, wax painting, 35x24 cm

Exhibitions and collections

Special exhibition

Presidial of Quimperlé from 1 July to 31 August 1996
Vanhove Gallery in Quimper from 18 May to 9 June 1984
Group exhibition at the Drouant Gallery in Paris in 1979 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the magazine " The Caduceus "
Paul Vallotton Gallery in Lausanne in Switzerland
Group exhibition in Osaka in Japan in 1994

Permanent exhibition

Most André Even paintings are preserved to IZART Gallery Pont-Aven (13 rue du Port, 29000 Pont-Aven 02 98 06 43 92) as part of a permanent exhibition on the painter.

Collection

Some paintings by André Even were purchased by the state and the city of Paris and is part of many private collections in France and abroad : Pont- Aven Museum,^[1] Museum of Modern Art in Paris,^[2] Museum Vatican,^[3] Cantini Museum Marseille^[4] and Maison de Radio- France.^[5]

Bibliography

Christian Dautel, André Even: A painter born in Pont-Aven, Municipal Bulletin Q3, 1996
Roger Bouillot, Jacques Marzin, Pierre Osenat, André Even Pont-Aven, printed on presses SCBL Montrouge

References

^ "Pont-Aven Museum". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "Museum of Modern Art of Paris". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "Museum Vatican". Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "Cantini Museum Marseilles". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
^ "Maison de Radio-France". Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links

Permanent exhibition at the Izart gallery of Pont-Aven

[1] "Pont-Aven Museum". Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[2] "Museum of Modern Art of Paris". Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[3] "Museum Vatican". Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[4] "Cantini Museum Marseilles". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

[5] "Maison de Radio-France". Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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