Jacques Houplain
Jacques Houplain (10 September 1920 – 22 February 2020) was a French painter and engraver.[1]
Jacques Houplain | |
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 Houplain in 2007 | |
| Born | 10 September 1920 |
| Died | 22 February 2020 (aged 99) Limoux, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Painter |
Along with engraving and painting, Houplain studied art history. He was a fellow at the Maison Descartes in Amsterdam, and he studied the work of Hercules Seghers and his influences on Rembrandt. He won the Abd-el-Tif prize in 1949 and stayed in Algeria for the two following years. Upon his return to France, Houplain began teaching art history at the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art.
Houplain died on 22 February 2020 at the age of 99.[2]
Illustrations
- Chants de Maldoror (1947)
- Genèse (1949)
- Poésies (1952)
- Odes amoureuses (1953)
- La Clef des champs (1957)
- Éloge du poème (1959)
- Rendez-Vous (1974)
- Lieux des Crépuscules retrouvés (1989)
- Masks (1994)