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Pierre Pelloux (1903–1975), Portrait Of A Woman, 1962, Oil On Canvas
Pierre PELLOUX (1903–1975)
Portrait of a Woman, 1962
Denise Clere née Cuilleret (1937-2022)
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower center
41 x 27 cm
Born in Isère in 1903, Pierre Pelloux studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon from 1920 to 1926, where he took classes with the mystical artist Auguste Morisot. He then traveled to Italy, where his discovery of the Italian masters of the Quattrocento and the work of Piero della Francesca proved to be a defining influence. His painting became more contemplative, with narrative elements absent. By simplifying forms and colors, the artist saw in this minimalism the representation of the essence of things. He depicted objects and figures in frontal view, thereby creating mysterious and impenetrable atmospheres.
In our painting from 1962, the artist depicts Denise Clere (née Cuilleret, 1937–2022) against an elegant green background. Between the stylization of the model and the extreme simplicity of the background, the figure stands out with a timeless solemnity.
Portrait of a Woman, 1962
Denise Clere née Cuilleret (1937-2022)
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower center
41 x 27 cm
Born in Isère in 1903, Pierre Pelloux studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon from 1920 to 1926, where he took classes with the mystical artist Auguste Morisot. He then traveled to Italy, where his discovery of the Italian masters of the Quattrocento and the work of Piero della Francesca proved to be a defining influence. His painting became more contemplative, with narrative elements absent. By simplifying forms and colors, the artist saw in this minimalism the representation of the essence of things. He depicted objects and figures in frontal view, thereby creating mysterious and impenetrable atmospheres.
In our painting from 1962, the artist depicts Denise Clere (née Cuilleret, 1937–2022) against an elegant green background. Between the stylization of the model and the extreme simplicity of the background, the figure stands out with a timeless solemnity.
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