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Pierre Legendre (1932-2009)
Accord II
oil on canvas
circa 1980
Measures: 116 x 81 cm.
Pierre Legendre, born in 1932 in Haute-Marne, moved to Paris at the age of 22. After classes at the Estienne school in Paris as well as those of the Beaux-Arts, he worked for several big houses and was the originator of logos for big brands like Hermès or Nina Ricci.
He entered the academy of the painter Henri GOETZ, which allowed him to familiarize himself with abstract, geometric art.
He exhibited from the 1970s, as in 1979 at UNESCO in Paris.
A discreet painter, he nevertheless participated in the 80s and 90s in many artists' salons (Comparaison, Grand et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui, Réalités Nouvelles).
Pierre Legendre is of deep integrity, of great moral rigor, his geometric and abstract art also reflects a quest for spirituality and philosophical reflection. Although denying itself to belong to Concrete Art, Legendre by its taste for purism and the immateriality of the straight line is not so far removed from, among others, the art of Jean Gorin or that of Morellet or sometimes the kinetics of a Cruz Diez next to which it was exhibited in Strasbourg in 2000 by the Galerie Claude Dorval. "The language that Pierre Legendre built for himself starting from the straight line is intended to be pure, almost transparent and original. The artist leaves painting only what is essential to him. So he is wary of symmetries, of recourse to mathematical formulas and to measurement. For him, these are earthly things that belong to a surveyor's geometry.
Exhibitions
1979 UNESCO, Paris
1980 Atelier 13 Gallery, Paris
1981 Plantin Moretus Gallery
Paris 1988 Selected 100 painters from Paris, Montreal Participation (21 exhibitors) Art at the School.
Paris 1990 Grownups and Young People of Today, Grand Palais
Paris 1992 Comparisons Fair, Grand Palais
Paris 1995 Comparisons, Espace Eiffel Branly
Paris 1996-1997 Grown Ups and Young People of Today, Grand Palais
Paris 1998 Comparisons, Espace Eiffel Branly, Paris Grandes et Jeunes d´Aujourd'hui, Grand Palais
Paris 1999 Réalités Nouvelles, Paris Museum of Modern Art, Dubrovnik Galerie Claude Dorval, Paris Art Paris at the Carrousel du Louvre,
Paris 2000 Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair Réalités Nouvelles, Paris Galerie Claude Dorval, Carrousel du Louvre,
Paris 2001 National School of Fine Arts,
Paris 2001-2002 Selection Grands et Jeunes d´Auhui, traveling exhibition, Luxembourg, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Togo, Croatia, Taiwan, South Korea.
- Creator:Pierre Legendre (Painter)
- Dimensions:Height: 45.67 in (116 cm)Width: 31.89 in (81 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1980
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- Seller Location:Saint-Ouen, FR
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