Jacques Poirier
French · 1928–2002 · Painter, Illustrator
Jacques Poirier (1928–2002) was a French master painter who lived in Paris near Saint-Germain-des-Prés. His mother was a painter so he claimed with irony that he always sniffed… (Wikipedia)
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Route en MontagneLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$2,185≈ $1,502≈ £955≈ €1,399Sign up to see
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Jacques Poirier (1928–2002) was a French master painter who lived in Paris near Saint-Germain-des-Prés. His mother was a painter so he claimed with irony that he always sniffed turpentine between breastfeeds. He joined the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1945. Poirier came to painting quite late after a successful career as an illustrator. His paintings were done in the realist trompe-l'œil style with a mastery and a poetry rarely seen in this genre. He became a member of "Trompe-l'œil and Reality", the group of realist painters created by Henri Cadiou. His good friend fr:Pierre Gilou shared in a comment how Poirier was quickly accepted in the group back in 1970.
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