French · 1919 – 2022
Pierre Soulages
The painter of black — outrenoir — who spent seventy years drawing light out of darkness with ridged, gleaming surfaces.
Best-known works
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Where to see the work
- —Musée Soulages, Rodez
- —Centre Pompidou, Paris
- —Louvre, Paris
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