JEAN DE GASPARY (1938-)

ASTROnaut, 1968 oil on canvas, 130 x 168 cm, signed

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Jean de Gaspary was born in 1938. Living and working in Paris, he studied painting and
architecture at the Beaux-Arts in Paris before beginning his career in 1960 with an exhibition
major at the Bernheim-Jeune Gallery. Although no precise inventory of the works presented at
Although the period is not available today, we know that his creations were featured alongside
Pastels by Cézanne, rediscovered after the Second World War. Michel Dauberville, heir
From the gallery, a section dedicated to "young painting" was then opened within the family business.
Charmed by Gaspary's oil paintings and watercolors, he included the artist in the exhibition
a group exhibition entitled "Landscapes" in 1962. Two years later, in 1964, the gallery dedicated a
A solo exhibition entitled "Giant Hands". Aurélien Jeauneau's eponymous gallery
offers several works that reflect the context of societal crises and changes
contemporary works: the Helicopter (1966) and the Tank (1967) reflect the intensification of
bombings in Vietnam while The Astronaut (1968) refers to the Cold War, and the race
to the stars of the great powers. Associated with the School of Paris, the artist developed an aesthetic
modern with expressionist influences. In 1971, critic Georges Peillex praised its monumentality.
of an art that knows no half-measures. Its compositional architectural order
His chromatic harmonies, as well as his music, testify to the breadth of his artistic meditation. His
His career is also marked by significant events: in 1965 he participated in the 4th Biennale of
In Paris, it was exhibited at the Entracte gallery in Lausanne (1971) and included in the exhibition
Today's Workshops: The Collections of the Centre Pompidou (1977). He then continued his career in
participating in about ten additional exhibitions. Despite numerous murals that make up
He is the artist most represented on the walls of the capital, as well as having a vast production of drawings and
Despite his oil paintings on canvas, no monograph has yet been devoted to his work. In order to fill this gap...
In the meantime, Aurélien Jeauneau will organize the first monographic exhibition of Jean de Gaspary.