Auguste Herbin was the grand master of geometric abstraction in Europe, from 1945, the day after the Liberation, to 1960, the date of his death. This period was the most accomplished of all his work begun at the beginning of the 20th century in the continuation of pointillism, continued with fauvism then cubism from which it was before 1914 one of the major representatives.
Espace Monte Cristo
Don’t miss this exhiibition, to see anew Jean Dewasne and a lot of other artists.
Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris
Born in Lille in 1921. Jean Dewasne is considered one of the masters of constructive abstraction. He followed very advanced classical and musical studies then enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he attended architecture workshops for two years before turning to painting. In 1950, he participated with Auguste Herbin in the creation of the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles.
Museum of modern and contemporary art of St Etienne
The adventure of the exhibition started at the Strasbourg Museum continues at the St Etienne Museum