Camille Bryen
French artist and poet (1907-1977)
Camille Bryen, also known as Camille Briand, (September 17, 1907– August 5, 1977) was a French poet, painter and engraver.
Associated with the School of Paris, his work plays a part in the history of
lyrical abstraction and tachisme.
Legacy
In 1987 the French postal served issued a 5 Franc stamp that reproduced his work Précambrien.
Bryen was included in the exhibition L'envolée lyrique, Paris 1945–1956, presented by the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris in 2006.
Collections
Kunstmuseum Basel
Musée Cantini
Musée d'art et d'industrie de Saint-Étienne
Musée du Frac Bretagne, Rennes
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Bibliography
Daniel Abadie, Bryen Abhomme, La Connaissance, Brussels, 1973
Jacques Audiberti, Bryen. L’ouvre-boîte, Gallimard, Paris, 1952
Jacqueline Boutet-Loyer, Bryen, l’œuvre peint, Quatre Chemins, Paris, 1986
Jacqueline Boutet-Loyer, La Dérive graphique de Camille Bryen, Galerie Callu Mérite, Paris, 1988
Jacqueline Boutet-Loyer, Bryen et le défi de la peinture éternelle, Galerie Callu Merite, Paris, 1990
Michel Butor, Bryen, en temps conjugués, Galerie de Seine, Paris, 1975
Jean Clair, Propos d’un abhumaniste, interview, Chroniques de l’Art Vivant, Paris, 1971
Georges Mathieu, Au-delà du tachisme, Paris, 1963
Pierre Restany, Lyrisme et abstraction, Milan, 1960
Michel Tapié, Un art autre, Paris, 1952
Roger van Gindertael, Bryen, Galerie Raymonde Cazenave, Paris, 1960
Marc Alyn, Camille Bryen, architecte de l'informel, Approches de l'art moderne, Bartillat, 2007
Jacqueline Loyer, « Bryen », Nouvelles de l'estampe, 1975, catalog for engraved works
References
External links
Official website.
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