Thibaut de Reimpré
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Thibaut de Reimpré is a contemporary French
painter. Born in Paris
in 1949, he attended the 'Beaux-Arts' in Paris and worked, in particular, in the 'Atelier Yankel' from 1968 to 1971. He currently works either in Paris or in the Sarthe
region, mostly with acrylic paint
(though he has also worked with china ink
), his style is abstract. Thibaut de Reimpré belongs to the second generation of the French School of abstract painting after the second World War. His work fits, more precisely, in the Lyrical Abstraction
school of thought, which is also promoted by painters such as Michelle Destarac and Pierre Célice.
His work can be seen frequently, both in public events and in art galleries, on the occasion of the three or four personal exhibits each year, within or outside France, as well as in multi-author events or in international shows (no less than 165 since 1970).
Didier Decoin, Member of the Académie Goncourt
, describes the work of Thibaut de Reimpré as follows (2):
French people
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painter. Born 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 1949, he attended the 'Beaux-Arts' in Paris and worked, in particular, in the 'Atelier Yankel' from 1968 to 1971. He currently works either in Paris or in the Sarthe
Sarthe
Sarthe is a French department, named after the Sarthe River.- History :The department was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790, pursuant to the law of December 22, 1789, starting from a part of the province of Maine which was divided into two departments, Sarthe to the east and...
region, mostly with acrylic paint
Acrylic paint
Acrylic paint is fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but become water-resistant when dry...
(though he has also worked with china ink
India ink
India ink is a simple black ink once widely used for writing and printing and now more commonly used for drawing, especially when inking comic books and comic strips.-Composition:...
), his style is abstract. Thibaut de Reimpré belongs to the second generation of the French School of abstract painting after the second World War. His work fits, more precisely, in the Lyrical Abstraction
Lyrical Abstraction
Lyrical Abstraction is either of two related but distinctly separate trends in Post-war Modernist painting, and a third definition is the usage as a descriptive term. It is a descriptive term characterizing a type of abstract painting related to Abstract Expressionism; in use since the 1940s...
school of thought, which is also promoted by painters such as Michelle Destarac and Pierre Célice.
His work can be seen frequently, both in public events and in art galleries, on the occasion of the three or four personal exhibits each year, within or outside France, as well as in multi-author events or in international shows (no less than 165 since 1970).
Didier Decoin, Member of the Académie Goncourt
Académie Goncourt
The Société littéraire des Goncourt , usually called the académie Goncourt , is a French literary organization based in Paris. It was founded by the French writer and publisher Edmond de Goncourt...
, describes the work of Thibaut de Reimpré as follows (2):
Reimpré's carnal world - that is, his social circle of friends and lovers - is wrought with such tenderness, consideration, attentiveness, distinction and enchantment. There is a man, one says to oneself, who must love maples in autumn, the acidulous mixed borders of springtime, the velvety dance of the chamois, and Satie's so attractively sarcastic arpeggios.
Conversely, his pictorial world is such a seism, his painting crashing down in such hot lava, telluric blazes, stellar fusions, Amazonian humus, and Pompeian concretions that one wonders if Thibaut de Reimpré might not be hostage to uncontrollable forces.
Yet he is not. He is the master of these forces - their shepherd and their diviner.