Pierre Soulages
Pierre Jean Louis Germain Soulages was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. In 2014, President François Hollande of France described him as "the world's greatest living artist." His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez.
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- Born in
- Rodez
- Educated at
- Montpellier Fine Arts School
- Awards
- 🏆 Praemium Imperiale🏆 Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
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1919
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