Olivier Debré

(French, 1920–1999)

Olivier Debré was a French painter best known for his large-scale Color Field paintings. His exultant abstractions are reminiscent of the works of both Hans Hartung and Pierre Soulages. Throughout his career, Debré produced cavernous interior stage sets for established theaters, including the Hong Kong Opera, Parisian Comédie Française, and Théâtre des Abbesse. The artist has said of his work, "When I paint on the ground, there is a physical adherence that is sensual, almost sexual." Born on April 14, 1920 in Paris, France, he studied to become an architect at the École Normale Supérieure modeling himself after Le Corbusier, before changing course to become a painter. Later, he credited his transition from figurative painting to Abstraction Expressionism after a studio visit from

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Expressive Komposition

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Expressive Komposition

Sale Date: May 16, 2013

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Signe personnage, 1980

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Signe personnage, 1980

Sale Date: April 24, 2013

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Composition

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Composition

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Taches vertes bleues mouvantes, 1990

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Taches vertes bleues mouvantes, 1990

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Ferme près saint-georges, 1956

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Ferme près saint-georges, 1956

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Esquisse du rideau de l'Opéra de Hong-Kong..., 1989

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Esquisse du rideau de l'Opéra de Hong-Kong..., 1989

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Notre dame de Paris (Verdure), 1963

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Notre dame de Paris (Verdure), 1963

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Ocre violette (Touraine), 1977

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Ocre violette (Touraine), 1977

Sale Date: March 29, 2013

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Composition

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Composition

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Grandes traces Jaunes des Hautes Montagnes, 1990

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Grandes traces Jaunes des Hautes Montagnes, 1990

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Ouarzazate, 1971

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Ouarzazate, 1971

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Ouarzazate, 1971

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Ouarzazate, 1971

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La faille rouge, 1987

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La faille rouge, 1987

Sale Date: March 26, 2013

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Petite Stavkirke noire sur jaune, 1990

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Petite Stavkirke noire sur jaune, 1990

Sale Date: March 19, 2013

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Taches fortes jaune rouge vert bleu coulé..., 1990

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Taches fortes jaune rouge vert bleu coulé..., 1990

Sale Date: March 19, 2013

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L'Acropole d'Hiver, 1988

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L'Acropole d'Hiver, 1988

Sale Date: March 21, 2013

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Signe personnage

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Signe personnage

Sale Date: March 1, 2013

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Le Palatin, 1990

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Le Palatin, 1990

Sale Date: February 22, 2013

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Esquisse du rideau de l'Opéra de Hong-Kong pour...

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Esquisse du rideau de l'Opéra de Hong-Kong pour...

Sale Date: January 29, 2013

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Gris Vert léger marques verticales, 1986

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Gris Vert léger marques verticales, 1986

Sale Date: January 26, 2013

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Rouge, courant de Loire, 1986

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Rouge, courant de Loire, 1986

Sale Date: January 26, 2013

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Bleu fab tache verte, Loire 76

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Bleu fab tache verte, Loire 76

Sale Date: January 7, 2013

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Tâches jaunes et rouges de royan, 1981

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Tâches jaunes et rouges de royan, 1981

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Jérusalem, 1972

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Jérusalem, 1972

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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