ANDRÉ BRASILIER

André Brasilier, is a French painter, watercolorist, lithographer and ceramist, Seeking harmony between plastic construction and emotion, drawing inspiration from life, he defines himself as a “transfigurative” painter. According to him, painting is above all a transfiguration of reality and not realism.

Blending abstraction and expressionism, André Brasilier's lyrical, dreamlike paintings explore an intimate communion with nature. Horses—described by Brasilier as "a superb creation...charged with symbolism, strength, dynamism and beauty"—feature prominently, their elegant forms cantering through serene seascapes, chilly winter woods and brilliant sunsets. The artist's wife and muse, Chantal, is also a favorite subject, often portrayed delicately arranging flowers.

André Brasilier, was born in 1929 in Saumur, France. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Art in Paris. In 1952, he received the Florence Blumenthal Award and the Prix de Rome. He resided at the villa Medicis in Rome from 1954 to 1957.
He has since been honored with major retrospectives, Chenonceau (1980), Musée Picasso-Château Grimaldi (1988),  Saint Petersburg (2005) and at the Museum Haus Ludwig für Kunstausstellungen Saarlois in Germany in 2007. He currently lives and works in Paris and still exhibits in galleries and museums in Europe, America and Asia.