Olivier Debré. L'abstraction fervente. Pratique unlike the prestigious sanctuaries of

unlike the prestigious sanctuaries of Karnak

buried spaces

Figure historique des avant-gardes du XXe siècle

their immense presence in a world where they are now weakened

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Olivier Debré. L'abstraction fervente. Pratique unlike the prestigious sanctuaries ofA major representative of lyrical abstraction, Olivier Debr (1920 1999) embodies both the image of a painter with an international career and that of an artist whose native land nourishes his creativity: the Loire and its landscapes are fundamental to his perception of space and permeate his work. The hundredth anniversary of his birth is an opportunity to present a lesser known, more intimate side of the artist by invoking the artistic context that