Nicolas de Staël en Provence / Direction du catalogue: Gustave de Staël and Marie du Bouchet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Staël, Gustave de, editor.

Du Bouchet, Marie, editor.

Hôtel de Caumont (Aix-en-Provence, France), host institution.

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Staël, Nicolas de, 1914-1955--Exhibitions.

Staël, Nicolas de.

Staël, Nicolas de, 1914-1955--Correspondence.

Staël, Nicolas de, 1914-1955--Homes and haunts--France--Provence.

Staël, Nicolas de, 1914-1955.

Artists--France--Provence.

Artists.

Homes.

France--Provence.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Records and correspondence.

Correspondence.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

215 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Vanves : Éditions Hazan, [2018]

Summary:

Presenting 71 paintings and 26 drawings from prestigious international public and private collections, the exhibition focuses--for the first time and exclusively--on the development of Nicolas de Staël's work during his Provençal period, between July 1953 and June 1954. Nicolas de Staël's Provençal period was an important turning point in the painter's life and work. Between July 1953 and June 1954, the artist drew new inspiration from Provence. His discovery of the midday Provençal sun, the exceptional beauty of the landscapes, his love affair with a woman, and the intense experience of solitude that enabled him to produce works for his future exhibition at the Paul Rosenberg Gallery in New York were all experiences that nourished his imagination and the incredible pace of his artistic work. Nicolas de Staël's international fame grew in the heart of Provence. In Lagnes (July 1953), he attained his quest for light in his work. The landscape motifs were depicted faithful ly and with greater observation of the light as it changed during the day. In August, the painter travelled to Sicily. His exploration of the landscapes, archaeological sites, and museums enabled him, when he returned to Lagnes, to begin working on a series of paintings--some of the most significant works in his career--, based on notes made in his sketchbooks at Agrigento, Ragusa, Syracuse, Catania, Taormina, and Fiesole. During this period, his interest in nude studies found complete expression in the large-scale paintings of figures and nudes that interacted with the landscapes. In 1954, following a year of intensive work, the painter was confident that he had done his best. When he was preparing for his exhibition in New York, he wrote to Paul Rosenberg: 'What I've given you should ensure that you can hold the finest ever exhibition of my work.' The exhibition 'Nicolas de Staël in Provence' highlights the summit of Staël's pictorial work. In these works close observation result ed in highly innovative representations of nature.--Hôtel de Caumont.

Contents:

Faire claquer au vent ta Provence / Marie du Bouchet

Ici et ailleurs Stäel en Provence / Pierre Wat

La sagesse et la guerre / Stéphane Lambert

Je suis plus byzantin que latin / Anne de Staël

Au domaine des Grands Camphoux / Jacques Polge, entretien avec Marie du Bouchet

Un lieu inaccessible / Gustave de Staël.

Notes:

Most of the letters from Nicolas de Staël mentioned in this catalogue come from the work Nicolas de Staël, Letters, 1926-1955, published by Le Bruit du Temps, 2016--page 216.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Exhibitions Nicolas de Staël in Provence held at the Hôtel de Caumont from the 27th of April to the 23rd of September 2018.

ISBN:

9782754114455

2754114459

9782754114882

2754114882

OCLC:

1032709253