Jean-Pierre Pophillat
Jean-Pierre Pophillat | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 August 1937 |
| Died | 19 September 2020 (aged 83) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Painter Lithographer |
Jean-Pierre Pophillat (29 August 1938 – 19 September 2020) was a French painter and lithographer.[1]
Biography[edit]
Born in Vichy, Pophillat spent the first nine years of his life in Lapalisse where his father was an assistant pharmacist and his mother was a piano teacher. He then moved to Le Raincy, where his parents became herbalists.
In 1957, Pophillat was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in the studio of Roger Chapelain-Midy. He participated in an exhibition of young painters alongside Bernard Buffet, Maurice Boitel, Xavier Valls, Michel Henry, and Pierre-Henry. In 1964, he won the Prize of the Casa de Velásquez.[2] Beginning in 1959, he participated in numerous groups, including the Salon d'Automne, of which he became a member in 1972. He was also a member of the Salon Comparaisons, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and the Salon des artistes français.
Pophillat painted at his properties in Cannes and Deauville with a bright and colorful style.[3] He died in Paris on 19 September 2020 at the age of 83.
Personal exhibitions[edit]
- Galerie Vendôme, Paris (1977)
- Château de la Bertrandière, L'Étrat (2011)[4]
- Gallery Bund 22, Shanghai (2014)
- Ludwig Galerie, Saarlouis (2015)[5]
- Galerie Saint-Hubet, Lyon (2015)
Prizes[edit]
- Prix Antral (1963)
- Prix de la Casa Velásquez (1964)
- Médaille d'or des artistes français (1970)
- Prix de la Compagnie Transatlantique (1978)
- Grand Prix du Salon de Colombes (1985)
- Grand Prix de la ville de Blois (1987)
- Grand Prix de la ville de Tours (1987)
- Grand Prix de la ville de Nantes (1993)
References[edit]
- ^ "Avis de décès de Monsieur Jean-Pierre POPHILLAT". Simplifia (in French). 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Annuaire des membres et des anciens membres". Casa de Velásquez (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
- ^ Schurr, Gérald (24 June 1977). "Les expositions : Pophillat à la Galerie Vendôme". La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot (in French). Paris: Douot.
- ^ "L'univers floral du peintre Jean-Pierre Pophillat". Le Progrès (in French). 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Diese Gemälde machen Lust auf Frühling". Saarlouis (in German). 2 March 2015.