Georges Mathieu

Georges Mathieu
Born(1921-01-27)27 January 1921
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Died10 June 2012(2012-06-10) (aged 91)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Resting placeMontmartre Cemetery
48°53′16″N 2°19′44″E / 48.8877523°N 2.3290011°E / 48.8877523; 2.3290011
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting, writing
MovementLyrical abstraction, Tachisme

Georges Mathieu (27 January 1921 – 10 June 2012) was a French abstract painter, art theorist, and member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1] He is considered one of the fathers of European lyrical abstraction, a trend of informalism.

  1. ^ "Mort du peintre Georges Mathieu - Le Point". Lepoint.fr. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-12.