Fernand Toupin

Fernand Toupin
Born1930 (1930)
Montreal, Quebec
Died2009
Terrebonne
Known forpainter

Fernand Toupin RCA (1930, Montreal–2009 Terrebonne) was a Québécois abstract painter best known as a first-generation member of the avant-garde movement known as Les Plasticiens. Like other members of the group, his shaped paintings drew upon the tradition of geometric abstraction, and he cited Mondrian as a forerunner.[1] In 1959, Toupin began working with a more lyrical, though abstract, way of painting. The last decade of his career saw his return to geometric abstraction.[2] Like Jean-Paul Mousseau, Toupin created works which lay outside the standard boundaries of art such as his stage sets for ballets.

  1. ^ Nasgaard, Roald (2008). Abstract Painting in Canada. Douglas & McIntyre. p. 165. ISBN 9781553653943. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ Artist’s gallery[permanent dead link] on Cybermuse