French female artist Aurelie Nemours was born in 1910
She has been exhibiting at the Oniris gallery since 1988
She passed away in 2005 at the age of 94
Aurelie Nemours had committed herself to the abstraction path since 1949, developing an abstract painting, built from pure colours and geometric forms from the square, but without dogmatism or systematism. His compositions are strictly arranged in the plane, based on the intersection of the horizontal and the vertical.
Aurelie Nemours passed away on 27 January 2005 in Paris at the age of 94, a few months after the Centre Beaubourg paid tribute to her by organizing a major retrospective of her work. She had devoted her life to painting.
Artistic work is based on availability. To do this, you have to free yourself, to empty yourself and even lose your footing, because that's where the revelation of being is possible. Art must be fertilized by such instants.
His painting generally has few colours (sometimes it only involves black and white), but always plays on the intensity of the coloured fields. The painting uses colour chords that can evoke tones, sonorities, describe climates. His work is characterized both by its rigour but also by a very strong sensitivity, even a great spirituality. For Aurelie Nemours, to paint was "to seek the truth of the world". She had, she said, "painting in her heart and in her head".
Aurelie Nemours is the great lady of concrete art, and not only in her native France. Her work, which the museums of Ludwigshafen, Bottrop and Ingolstadt presented in Germany as part of a major retrospective exhibition in 1995, enjoys the highest international esteem. It is one of the most prominent works of concrete art and presents itself as the European variant of important American developments such as Ad Reinhardt's "Colorfield Painting" or "Minimal Art".
In his works from the 1940s and 1950s, free forms and diagonal structures create open patterns of coloured surfaces. The serial works grouped under the title "Rhythm of the Millimeter", the rigorous "Angles", relate two or more colors. Also, the irregular formal elements of the "Number and Chance" series, the radiant canvases of the monochrome "Quartets" and "Columns" are all elements that make up his work. Although Aurelie Nemours certainly does not work without a system, since she will use numerical orders in her structural works, her work is not that of an austere "systematist" Colour field painting. Her formal appreciations most often proceed from an intuitive approach and aim to give rhythm to the pictorial space. The artist uses only a few colours, but the complex mixtures she uses generate vibrant tones of life.
The works of Aurelie Nemours are meditative paintings which, through the extreme reduction of colours and forms, visualize ideas or laws underlying appearances and trigger reflections on the globality and the future of the universe. Conscious of updating principles in the sense of abstraction, Aurélie Nemours has created an impressive work of great visual strength and spirituality. In "Nemours", edited by R. W. Gassen and L. von Mengden, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Wienand Verlag, 1995.
2019: "Polychromies" solo exhibition at galerie Oniris, Rennes
2005: post-mortem work "Alignment of the 21st century" (72 grey granite columns, 4.5m high, placed at regular intervals) in Rennes, Beauregard district
2004: retrospective at the Centre Beaubourg in Paris
2001: creation of the Aurelie Nemours Prize by the artist
1999: "Percussif" exhibition at the Musée de Rennes
1998: she created the stained glass windows for the Notre-Dame de Salagon Priory in Mane (Alpes de Haute-Provence).
1996: "History of Black and White" exhibition at the Grenoble Museum.
1995: 3 exhibitions in Germany in Inglostadt, Bottrop and Ludwigshafem am Rhein
1965-1970: the square becomes the recurring form in his work
1961: first solo exhibition in London
1957 : she joins the "ESPACE" group created by André Bloc
1948 - 1951 : attends Fernand Léger's workshop
1946: Exhibits at the Salon d'Art Sacré and becomes passionate about stained glass.
1941: studies at André Lhote's academy
1921: studies Egyptian and Byzantine arts at the Ecole du Louvre
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Colonne VCF, 1991More
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Sans titre, 1955-1979More
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Sans titre Polychromie , 1990More
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Monochrome bleu JV vert, 1990More
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Structure du silence - 1, 1987More
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Structure du silence - 2, 1987More
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1986 RCC , 1986More
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Ostie , 1962More
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DA 05, 1940More
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F 31, 1940More
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F 32, 1940More
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F 38, 1940MoreAurelie NEMOURS, F 38, 1940€ 5,000.00
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F 4, 1940More
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D A 04, 1940More
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E+5, 1940More
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F 13 , 1942More
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D A 11, 1940More
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DA 15, 1940More
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F 17 , 1947More
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F 43, 1940More
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F 45, 1940More
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Estampes, 2001Aurelie NEMOURS, Estampes, 2001€ 90.00
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Grille Carré Croix, 2000Aurelie NEMOURS, Grille Carré Croix, 2000€ 700.00
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Option avec blanc, 2000Aurelie NEMOURS, Option avec blanc, 2000€ 150.00
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Option avec blanc , 2000Aurelie NEMOURS, Option avec blanc , 2000€ 150.00
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Rythme du Millimètre - Trois semblables, 2000Aurelie NEMOURS, Rythme du Millimètre - Trois semblables, 2000€ 600.00
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Trois plus deux, 2000Aurelie NEMOURS, Trois plus deux, 2000€ 600.00
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Le Point Blanc, 1999Aurelie NEMOURS, Le Point Blanc, 1999€ 500.00
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Cicero: vom Mass des lebens, 1998Aurelie NEMOURS, Cicero: vom Mass des lebens, 1998€ 2,000.00
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L'innombrable, 1998Aurelie NEMOURS, L'innombrable, 1998€ 500.00
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Partage au violet , 1998Aurelie NEMOURS, Partage au violet , 1998€ 500.00
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Sans titre, 1998Aurelie NEMOURS, Sans titre, 1998€ 600.00
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Sans titre, 1998Aurelie NEMOURS, Sans titre, 1998€ 600.00
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Virtuel II, 1998Aurelie NEMOURS, Virtuel II, 1998€ 700.00
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Angle droit BL, 1996Aurelie NEMOURS, Angle droit BL, 1996€ 500.00
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Angle droit JV, 1996Aurelie NEMOURS, Angle droit JV, 1996€ 500.00
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Elévation, 1996Aurelie NEMOURS, Elévation, 1996€ 600.00
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Lancelot, 1996Aurelie NEMOURS, Lancelot, 1996€ 500.00
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Romantique, 1996Aurelie NEMOURS, Romantique, 1996€ 700.00
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Rythme du millimètre, 1996Aurelie NEMOURS, Rythme du millimètre, 1996€ 400.00
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Tournoi, 1996Aurelie NEMOURS, Tournoi, 1996€ 500.00
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Virtuel I, 1996Aurelie NEMOURS, Virtuel I, 1996€ 700.00
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Fil fol espace (portfolio complet), 1995Aurelie NEMOURS, Fil fol espace (portfolio complet), 1995€ 2,800.00
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Isis, 1995Aurelie NEMOURS, Isis, 1995€ 700.00
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Isis, 1995Aurelie NEMOURS, Isis, 1995€ 500.00
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Noir demi rose, 1995Aurelie NEMOURS, Noir demi rose, 1995€ 600.00
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Noir demi rose, 1995Aurelie NEMOURS, Noir demi rose, 1995€ 600.00
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Noir demi rose, 1995Aurelie NEMOURS, Noir demi rose, 1995€ 600.00
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Noir demi rose, 1995Aurelie NEMOURS, Noir demi rose, 1995€ 600.00
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Noir demi rose (Portfolio complet), 1995Aurelie NEMOURS, Noir demi rose (Portfolio complet), 1995€ 2,900.00
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Angle noir - Polychromie terre, 1994Aurelie NEMOURS, Angle noir - Polychromie terre, 1994€ 400.00
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Sur le nombre cinq, 1994Aurelie NEMOURS, Sur le nombre cinq, 1994€ 600.00
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Une croix pour quatre carrés, 1993Aurelie NEMOURS, Une croix pour quatre carrés, 1993€ 600.00
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Carré d’angle orangé III, 1991Aurelie NEMOURS, Carré d’angle orangé III, 1991€ 700.00
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Carré d’angle orangé IV, 1991Aurelie NEMOURS, Carré d’angle orangé IV, 1991€ 700.00
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Xylophone , 1991
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Avec droiterose, 1990Aurelie NEMOURS, Avec droiterose, 1990€ 700.00
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Rythme du Millimètre - Carré évidé, 1989Aurelie NEMOURS, Rythme du Millimètre - Carré évidé, 1989€ 600.00
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Structure du silence I, 1989Aurelie NEMOURS, Structure du silence I, 1989€ 700.00
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8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, 8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988€ 600.00
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8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, 8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988€ 600.00
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8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, 8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988€ 600.00
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8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, 8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988€ 600.00
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8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, 8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988€ 600.00
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8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, 8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988€ 600.00
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8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, 8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [Nombres et hasard], 1988€ 600.00
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8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [portfolio complet], 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, 8 fasi di un contrappunto spaziale [portfolio complet], 1988€ 4,500.00
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Nuit pourpre (Portfolio complet), 1988Aurelie NEMOURS, Nuit pourpre (Portfolio complet), 1988€ 2,500.00
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Le petit extrait, 1987Aurelie NEMOURS, Le petit extrait, 1987€ 700.00
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Le vertical II, 1984Aurelie NEMOURS, Le vertical II, 1984€ 600.00
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Le vertical I, 1984Aurelie NEMOURS, Le vertical I, 1984€ 600.00
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Musée de Pontoise, 1984Aurelie NEMOURS, Musée de Pontoise, 1984€ 700.00
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Droiterose, 1982Aurelie NEMOURS, Droiterose, 1982€ 500.00
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Albireo, 1981Aurelie NEMOURS, Albireo, 1981€ 700.00
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Albireo , 1981Aurelie NEMOURS, Albireo , 1981€ 700.00
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Albireo , 1981Aurelie NEMOURS, Albireo , 1981€ 700.00
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Albireo , 1981Aurelie NEMOURS, Albireo , 1981€ 700.00
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Albireo , 1981Aurelie NEMOURS, Albireo , 1981€ 700.00
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Albireo , 1981Aurelie NEMOURS, Albireo , 1981€ 700.00
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Albireo , 1981Aurelie NEMOURS, Albireo , 1981€ 700.00
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Rythme du millimètre - Six plus six, 1980Aurelie NEMOURS, Rythme du millimètre - Six plus six, 1980€ 600.00
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Trois carrés évidés, 1979Aurelie NEMOURS, Trois carrés évidés, 1979€ 600.00
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Ondulatoire, 1974Aurelie NEMOURS, Ondulatoire, 1974€ 700.00
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Nuptial, 1973Aurelie NEMOURS, Nuptial, 1973€ 700.00
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Un rouge trois bleus, 1973Aurelie NEMOURS, Un rouge trois bleus, 1973€ 700.00
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Hommage à la France
Museum Ritter (Germany) May 5 - September 15, 2024The Hommage à la France exhibition is devoted to the different approaches to concrete art in France, as reflected in the Marli Hoppe-Ritter collection. While the bulk of the exhibition is devoted to paintings, these are accompanied by object-paintings, lumino-kinetic works and installations. Exhibition from May 5 to September 15, 2024Read more -
The other Museum
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they make abstraction
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femmes années 50. Au fil de l'abstraction peinture et sculpture
Musée Soulage de Rodez (12) 14 de. 2019 > 31 oct. 2020Exposition des grandes dames de l'abstraction au musée Soulage de Rodez. Avec Aurelie Nemours et Geneviève Asse, deux peintres exposées à la galerie Oniris à Rennes.Read more -
The Shape of Time
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