Auguste Herbin

À propos de l'artiste

In 1943 Auguste Herbin invented his Visual Alphabet. He arbitrarily assigned each letter a geometric form, color, and tone. He incorporated this alphabet into his working method : he would select a word, identify each letter, link that letter to the form and color laid down in his alphabet, and then arrange the shapes and colors in such a way as to balance the surface of the painting.

born in 1882 in Quiévy died in 1960 in Paris

Latest main exhibitions

  • 2001 London Royal Academy of Art, Angleterre
  • 2002 Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort, Pays Bas
  • 2003 Kunstmuseum Lentos, Linz, Autriche
  • 2005 Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort, Pays Bas
  • 2007 Musées du Château des Ducs de Wurtemberg, Montbéliard
  • 2009 Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg, Allemagne
  • 2010 Beaux Arts de Nimes

Works in museums and public collections

  • M.A.M. Centre G. Pompidou, Paris
  • Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris
  • Musée de Grenoble
  • MOMA New-York, USA

Œuvres

Paris 1943

Paris 1943

crayon coul.m.de p
23.5 x 24.5 cm

composition au trait noir 1932

composition au trait noir 1932

aquarelle sur papier
35 x 25 cm

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