Geneviève Claisse (1935-2018), a leading French artist of geometric abstraction, developed her work in the 1950s around the question of space and the balance of forms. Her first solo exhibition in 1958 quickly paved the way for her success and recognition. She is one of the few artists to have found the path of abstraction from the start and to have followed it tirelessly. Her works have been included in numerous public collections in the United States, Asia and Europe, including those of the Matisse Museum in Cateau-Cambrésis, which has a permanent exhibition room devoted to her.