Henri Richelet
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Henri Richelet, born 16 June 1944 in Frebécourt
(Vosges
), is a French
painter.
in Paris
. In 1968, he gets the First Grand Prix of the Casa de Velázquez, Madrid
in the etching category. He has been living in Paris since the seventies after having spent a few years in Quebec
. He is married to the Chilean painter Ximena Armas
.
Besides his participation to group exhibitions since 1963, Henri Richelet organized numerous solo exhibitions between 1965 and 2007 in France
, Quebec
and Chile
. He also regularly takes part to several salons such as: Salon d'Automne
, Salon de Mai
, Salon Comparaisons, Salon Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui, Salon de Boulogne-Billancourt, Salon d'art contemporain de Montrouge, Salon Figuration critique.
His works make muscles spring from fragmented corpses and bruised flesh, accentuating the frailty of the being. The energetic lines of his paintings, drawings and etchings are as so many levers which suspend time on the verge of Death. Corpses, broken and mutilated in their physical beauty, provide an odd strength to Henri Richelet's creations.
Frebécourt
Frebécourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.-References:*...
(Vosges
Vosges
Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
), is a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
painter.
Biography
Born to primary school teachers, Henri Richelet first attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy, then the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-ArtsÉcole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts is the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France.The École des Beaux-arts is made up of a vast complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Près,...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. In 1968, he gets the First Grand Prix of the Casa de Velázquez, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in the etching category. He has been living in Paris since the seventies after having spent a few years in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He is married to the Chilean painter Ximena Armas
Ximena Armas
Ximena Armas, born 29 July 1946 in Santiago , is a Chilean painter.-Biography:Ximena Armas Fernández first attended the Escuela de Bellas Artes at the Universidad de Chile, then the Escuela de Artes at the Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, where she was trained by Mario Carreño, Eduardo...
.
Besides his participation to group exhibitions since 1963, Henri Richelet organized numerous solo exhibitions between 1965 and 2007 in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. He also regularly takes part to several salons such as: Salon d'Automne
Salon d'Automne
In 1903, the first Salon d'Automne was organized by Georges Rouault, André Derain, Henri Matisse, Angele Delasalle and Albert Marquet as a reaction to the conservative policies of the official Paris Salon...
, Salon de Mai
Salon de Mai
The Salon de Mai is a French group of artists which formed in a café in place du Palais Royal in Paris in October 1943 during the German occupation of France. It was founded in opposition to Nazi ideology and its condemnation of degenerate art...
, Salon Comparaisons, Salon Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui, Salon de Boulogne-Billancourt, Salon d'art contemporain de Montrouge, Salon Figuration critique.
His works make muscles spring from fragmented corpses and bruised flesh, accentuating the frailty of the being. The energetic lines of his paintings, drawings and etchings are as so many levers which suspend time on the verge of Death. Corpses, broken and mutilated in their physical beauty, provide an odd strength to Henri Richelet's creations.
Solo exhibitions
- 1965 : Casino de Contrexéville, France.
- 1968 : Maison des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
- 1971 :
- Galerie Beaudelaire, Quebec.
- Galerie Chantauteuil, Quebec.
- 1974 : Galerie L’Art du Monde, Paris.
- 1976 : Galerie L'Estuaire, Honfleur, France.
- 1990 : Galerie Ceibo, Paris.
- 1996 : Hôtel de Ville, Neufchâteau, France.
- 1998 : Galerie Thermale, Contrexéville, France.
- 1999 : Galería Modigliani, Viña del Mar, Chile.
- 2001 :
- Musée Roybet–Fould, Courbevoie, France.
- Galerie Aux créations du possible, Paris.
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile.
- 2006 : Galería Modigliani, Viña del Mar, Chile.
- 2007 : Le Trait d’Union, Neufchâteau, France.
Main group exhibitions
- 1969 & 1970 :
- Casa de Velázquez, Madrid.
- Salle Comtesse de Caen, Institut de FranceInstitut de FranceThe Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...
, Paris.
- 1977–1978 : « La Boîte », ARC 2, Musée d'Art ModerneMusée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de ParisMusée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art dedicated to the arts of the 20th/21st centuries. It is located at 11 Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.-Description:...
, Paris. - 1981 : « Cent gravures contemporaines », Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.
- 1982 & 1987 :
- Casa de Velázquez, Madrid.
- Salle Comtesse de Caen, Institut de FranceInstitut de FranceThe Institut de France is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.The institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and chateaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which...
, Paris.
- 1991 : « Art contemporain international », Château de la Bonnetière, Haut-Poitou, France.
- 1996 : « 3e Festival de l’art actuel », Château d’O, Orne, France.
- 1997 : Festival d’art « Dialogue Est-Ouest », Vayolles, France.
- 2000 : « Variations », Espace Belleville, Paris.
- 2003 : « Hommage à S. Allende », Ris-Orangis, France.
- 2004 : « George Sand, interprétations », Couvent des Cordeliers, Châteauroux, France.