Gustave Singier

Gustave Singier is a nonfigurative painter French of Belgian origin , born the February 11th 1909, dead the May 5th 1984.

Biography

Gustave Singier was born on February 11th, 1909 with Warneton (Flanders-Western Belgian). Arrived at Paris in 1919, it follows 1923 to 1926 the courses of the school Boulle, works of 1927 with 1939 as draftsman in a company of fitting of stores and turns to painting.

In 1936, Singier meets Charles Walch which puts it in contact with the artistic world and starts to expose in Living rooms. In 1939, it becomes acquainted with its neighbor, Alfred Manessier, of his friends Elvire Jan and Jean Moal. Mobilized the following year in the Belgian army, it is sent to Bagnols-sur-Cèze after the invasion of the Belgium. Of 1941 with 1944, it works in the workshop of cabinet work of his/her father.

Singier takes part in the exposure “Twenty young painters of French tradition” organized in 1941 by Jean Bazaine, first exposure of painting of avant-garde under the Occupation. He takes refuge in 1944 at Manessier, in the Perche where Elvire Jan, Jean Moal, Jean Bertholle will also remain, the writer Camille Bourniquel, the sculptors François Stahly and Etienne Martin.

In 1945, it exposes to the Salon of May of which it is with his friends one of the founders. It is in 1947 French naturalized and binds friendship with the poet Jean Lescure. The Gallery Billiet- Caputo carries out in 1949 its first personal exposure, the Galerie of France of Myriam Prévot and Gildo Caputo presents its work then regularly.

Of 1951 with 1954, it teaches with the Académie Ranson; of 1967 with 1978 with the 3Ecole Nationale Sup3erieure of the fine arts of Paris. He is founding member in 1975 Living room of Toulon, in 1976 of the Living room of Vitry-sur-Seine, inspector in 1978 with the Prix of Rome.

Singier built many paperboards of Tapisserie S and Vitraux, mosaic, costumes and decorations (in particular for the NPT of Jean Vilar and the Opera of Paris). He illustrated his engravings or lithographies several books.

He dies on May 5th, 1984 in Paris and is buried with the Cimetière Montparnasse.

In 1990 Gustave Singier makes its record world for the sale of one of its paintings with 897.258 Franc French. (source associated auctioneers)

Singier belongs to the painters brought together for the exposure " Lyrical flight, Paris 1945-1956" presented to the Museum of Luxembourg (Senate), April-August 2006 ( Without title , 1952) {{ISBN|8876246797}}.

Illustrated books

Camille Bourniquel, Quatrains , text and illustrations engraved with the graver, 1947.
Andre Frederique, the Treaty of the Apparatuses , with six lithographies, Paris, Edition Gallery of France, 1955.
Robert Hammer, Sibyls , 21 drawings, Paris, Galanis Edition, 1970.
Julien Gracq, a balcony in forest , presentation of Jean Lescure, 21 lithographies of Singier, Company of bibliophiles friendly large Beautiful books of Nancy and Bibliophiles of Provence, 1973.
Jean Lescure, the Blazon of the wounded body , with 18 lithographies of Gustave Singier, Company of the Bibliophiles of Normandy, 1974.
Jean Lescure, Treated colors , poems autographiés with 51 drawings of Singier, Sigean, Editions of Orycte, 1980.

Decorations and costumes

1955 : costumes for the Orfeo of Monteverdi, Festival of Aix-the-Baths.
1960: decorations and costumes for Turcaret of Lesage, NPT; decorations and costumes for Antigone of Sophocle, NPT; decorations and costumes for the happy stratagem of Marivaux, NPT.
1962: decorations and costumes for Pélléas and Mélisande of Debussy and Maeterlinck, Museum of the Art schools, Brussels.
1964: decorations and costumes for Saracenia , ballet, music of Bleated Bartok, National theater of the Opera, Paris.
1967: decorations and costumes for Hyppolyte and Hyacinthe of Mozart, Festival of the Marsh, Paris; decorations and costumes for Pimpinone of Telemann, opera-puffs out, Festival of the Marsh, Paris.
1968: mural for Aquathème , ballet, Ballet contemporary Theater of Amiens.
1971: costumes for the Combat of Tancrède and Clorinde of Monteverdi, choreography of Norbert Schmouki, Festival of Layered branches; costumes for Three Gymnopédies of Eric Satie and for Symphony in three movements of Stravinski.

Tapestries

1947 : the Summer , Desborderie Manufacture, Cat-like (Digs).
1949: tapestry for the French Institute of London.
1950: the Departure of the sailing ships , for the State-owned furniture, Manufacture of the Goblins.
1954: tapestry for the Court of appeal, Law courts of Paris, Aubusson (Digs).
1958-1959: four drawn tapestries with four specimens, Workshops Goubely-Gatien, Aubusson.
1961: two tapestries for the House of France with Tokyo, Manufactures of Beauvais and the Goblins.
1967: tapestry for the pre-Olympic college of Make-Romeu, Aubusson.
1968: two tapestries for the Saint-Marcel church in Paris, Aubusson.
1973: tapestry for the Faculty of pharmacy of Châtenay-Malabry.

Monumental achievements

1946 : the Miracle of the Breads , painting for the refectory of the convent of the Dominican , Street of the Refrigerator, Paris.
1952: six stained glasses for the vault of Dominican of Monteil (Aveyron).
1960: mosaic (90 m2) for the climatic college of Argelès-Gazost.
1961: mosaic for the college of boys of Guingamp (Coast-of-North).
1964: mosaic for the House of the Radio, Paris.
1969: mural (polyurethane on concrete) for the School of decorative arts of Aubusson (60 m2); mural (polyurethane on engraved concrete) for the Carriat college of Borough-in-Bresse (250 m2).
1971: panel for a Boeing 747 of Air France (1,50 X 1,50 m).
1972: two murals for the rooms of refectory and meeting of the school center of Sélestat.
1973: mosaic for a frontage of building, street Mario Capra, Vitry-sur-Seine.
1974: Low-relief (forged steel) for the school of Coligny (Ain); two decorations (éverit coloured) for the Faculty of Law of Villeneuve d' Ascq.
1975: teach House Pablo Neruda, Arles.

Museums

Works of Singier are preserved

in France, in the museums of Le Havre, of Poitiers, with the National museum of modern art and the Museum of modern art of the Town of Paris,
in Germany, with the museums of Essen and Hamburg.
in England, with Touches gallery of London,
in South Africa, with the museum of Johannesburg,
in Austria, with the museum of Vienna,
in Belgium, with the Royal museum of Brussels and the museum of Loège,
in Canada, the museum of Toronto,
in the United States, the Guggenheim foundation of New York and Carnegie Institute de Pittsburg,
in Macedonia, with the museum of contemporary art of Skopje,
in Norway, with the museum of Oslo,
in Zealand News, with the museum of Wellingon,
in Switzerland, with the museum of Basle.

Selective bibliography

Camille Bourniquel, Three painters: Moal, Manessier, Singier , Paris, Editions of the Gallery Rene Drouin, 1946.
Coal Georges, Singier , Paris, the Museum of Pocket, Georges Fall editor, 1957.
Singier , foreword of Myriam Provost, Gallery of France, Paris, 1961.
Singier , foreword of Jean Lescure, Large-Crown, 1978.
Bertholle, Chastel, Singier on Singier of Jean Lescure, 3Ecole Nationale Sup3erieure of the Art schools, Paris, 1982.
Helene Parmelin, Painters of Jean Vilar: Calder, Chastel, Gischia, Jacno, Lagrange, Manessier, Pinion, Prassinos and Singier , Foundation Jean Vilar, Avignon, 1984.
Jean Lescure, Gustave Singier, Heat wave with Patmos , Paris, Guitardes Editions and Galerie Arnoux, 1988.
Lydia Harambourg, Gustave Singier , in the School of Paris 1945-1965, Dictionary of the painters , Neuchâtel, Ides and Calendes, 1993.
Philippe Leburgue, Gustave Singier , Neuchâtel, Ides and calends, 2002.

Catalog of films

Gustave Singier , series " Painters of aujourd'hui" , text of Robert Hammer, production Jacques Simonnet, 1963.
Gustave Singier , series " Portraits of artistes" , production Lilian Thorn, Luxembourg television, 1980.

Internal bond

nonfigurative Painting

External bonds

Collection of the National museum of modern art Centers Georges Pompidou (to seek: Singier)
Photographs of the site of the Meeting of the National museums

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