Pascal Magis (1955-2011) Triptyque Bleu - 1998

Pascal MAGIS
(Aurillac 1955 - Meyrals 2011)
Blue triptych - 1998
Acrylic on canvas
H. 150 cm; L. 250 cm (2 panels 50 cm wide, and the central panel 150 cm wide)
Signed lower right on central panel

Provenance: Private collection, Île-de-France

Pascal Magis was born in 1955 in Aurillac, Cantal, and grew up in the Périgord Noir, in the small village of Meyrals. In fact, this village has become a must for contemporary art lovers, with several galleries based there, including Magis' studio, kept open by his niece.

Pascal Magis was born in Aurillac, in the Cantal region of France.

A Beaux-Arts graduate, he specialized in tapestry and became a cartonnier-lissier. From 1988 onwards, he devoted himself exclusively to painting, his preferred field.

After graduating from the Beaux-Arts, he specialized in tapestry and became a cartonnier-lissier.

Magis' work can be placed within the "lyrical abstraction" movement. Generally working on large formats, he throws ample movements onto his canvases bringing shapes and stains, sometimes drips, in a highly mastered gestural writing. His palette is lilting, bright colors rubbing shoulders with deep hues, ruptures contrasting with immaculate whites.

Generous and passionate, Pascal Magis, a prolific and internationally acclaimed artist, passed away at the end of 2011, leaving behind many major works in abstract art, far removed from the figurative currents of Périgord artists.