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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Lumiere du fjord. Sognefjord, 1989

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Lumiere du fjord. Sognefjord, 1989

Sale Date: March 29, 2011

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Lumiere du fjord. Rose. Sognefjord, 1989

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Lumiere du fjord. Rose. Sognefjord, 1989

Sale Date: March 29, 2011

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Sans titre, 1948

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Sans titre, 1948

Sale Date: March 7, 2011

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L'ecclesiaste (set of 4), 1998

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L'ecclesiaste (set of 4), 1998

Sale Date: March 7, 2011

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Signe personnage

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Signe personnage

Sale Date: February 20, 2011

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Autour du rideau de la comédie française, 1987

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Autour du rideau de la comédie française, 1987

Sale Date: February 20, 2011

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Le rideau de la comédie française (study), 1987

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Le rideau de la comédie française (study), 1987

Sale Date: February 19, 2011

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Signe-personnage

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Signe-personnage

Sale Date: February 19, 2011

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Escurial rose, 1989

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Escurial rose, 1989

Sale Date: February 19, 2011

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Sans titre, 1988

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Sans titre, 1988

Sale Date: January 27, 2011

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Sans titre, 1988

Olivier Debré

Sans titre, 1988

Sale Date: January 27, 2011

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La Loire à Amboise, 1970

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La Loire à Amboise, 1970

Sale Date: December 17, 2010

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Sans titre bleu

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Sans titre bleu

Sale Date: December 17, 2010

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Ocre d'automne lourd, 1965

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Ocre d'automne lourd, 1965

Sale Date: December 12, 2010

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Traces bleues et roses sur longue blanche, 1989

Olivier Debré

Traces bleues et roses sur longue blanche, 1989

Sale Date: December 12, 2010

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Petit vert pale coule, 1990

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Petit vert pale coule, 1990

Sale Date: December 12, 2010

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Petit gris vert tache rose, 1990

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Petit gris vert tache rose, 1990

Sale Date: December 12, 2010

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Composition, 1990

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Composition, 1990

Sale Date: December 12, 2010

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Sans titre, 1952

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Sans titre, 1952

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Ocres d'automne, 1978

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Ocres d'automne, 1978

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Maduraï brun, 1974

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Maduraï brun, 1974

Sale Date: December 13, 2010

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Batir à chaux et à sable (bk by Edmond Jabès , 1989

Olivier Debré

Batir à chaux et à sable (bk by Edmond Jabès , 1989

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Gris vert. Nature morte abstraite, 1954

Olivier Debré

Gris vert. Nature morte abstraite, 1954

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Ocre léger tout blanc, 1979–1980

Olivier Debré

Ocre léger tout blanc, 1979–1980

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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