| French painter and lithographer of figures, still life and landscapes. Born in Paris, he studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs under Brianchon. His first one-man exhibition at the Galerie des Impressions d'Art, Paris, 1946 was awarded the Prix de la Critique 1949. He exhibited in 1949 and 1950 with the group 'Homme temoin', which also included Lorjou, Buffet and Rebeyrolle. His early paintings, mostly in sombre, earthy pigments and with expressionistic simplifications, of figures or still life in his studio, dead animals in butchers' shops were followed by scenes of rural life and landscape in brighter colours. As a brillant draughtsman, André Minaux's early work drags us into a mix of black and dark alchemic abstraction. Later, partly through his friendship with Beaudin and Esteve, and his admiration for Leger, his work developed away from naturalism in the early 1960s, and became more colorful, enigmatic women in interiors became a favorite theme. Minaux has produced over 300 lithographs and illustrated a number of books. |
