Magnificent oil on canvas between figurative and abstract, signed Lucien Beyer - groupe Témoignage

Magnificent oil on canvas between figurative and abstract, signed Lucien Beyer

Dimensions: 65 cm x 54 cm

Lucien Beyer (Lutry, February 21, 1908 -Saint Sebastien de Morsent, November 20, 1981) was a French painter who belonged to the Témoignage group.

BEYER's painting is part of this new perception of the surrounding world, which we too often tend to call abstract, because the work is not immediately identifiable. Lucien BEYER was a member of the "Témoignage" group, whose leader was Marcel MICHAUX, and from which emerged only the stars, some of the most specific figures of an art that was both contemporary in its ambitions and French in its scope.

Although described as a group, "Témoignage" was first and foremost a spontaneous gathering of various artists (some fifteen in all): painters (Jean Bertholle, René-Maria Burlet, Jean Lemoal, Lucien Beyer , Claude Idoux), sculptors (Etienne Martin, François Stahly), poets (Jean DurazJ) and musicians (Jacques Porte, César Geoffray. The brainchild of Marcel Michaud (1898-1958), a leading figure on Lyon's art scene, Témoignage was founded in 1936, but its activity was short-lived, with the Second World War putting an end to the initiative.

After the war, and his participation in the Salon de Mai and the Surindépendants, BEYER exhibited at the Galerie Jeanne BUCHER, alongside Reichel, de Staël, Chapoval, Chauvin, Lanskoy, Singier and others. But while his activity as an artist was intense, his participation in events and exhibitions afterwards was almost non-existent.

Five paintings by Lucien Beyer, dating from 1937 to 1940, were presented in 1989 at the exhibition Marcel Michaud: Lyon 1933-1958; Stylclair, Groupe Témoignage, Galerie Folklore at the Espace Lyonnais d'Art Contemporain. Le Cirque (circa 1937), donated by Françoise Dupuy-Michaud, represents Beyer at the exhibition Le Poids du monde. Marcel Michaud (1898-1958) organized by the Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon in 2011.

Magnificent oil on canvas between figurative and abstraction, signed Lucien Beyer

Dimensions: 65 cm x 54 cm

Lucien Beyer (Lutry, February 21, 1908 -Saint Sebastien de Morsent) November 20, 1981) is a French painter who belonged to the Témoignage group.

BEYER's painting is part of this new perception of the ambient world that we too often tend to call abstract, because the work is not immediately identifiable. Lucien BEYER was part of this team of the "Témoignage" group whose leader was Marcel MICHAUX and from which only stars emerged, some of the most specific figures of an art that is both contemporary in its ambitions and French in its measure.

"Temoignage" (Testimony), although it is described as a group, was above all a spontaneous meeting of different artists (in total around fifteen): painters (Jean Bertholle, René-Maria Burlet, Jean Lemoal, Lucien Beyer, Claude Idoux), sculptors (Etienne Martin, François Stahly), poets (Jean DurazJ) and musicians (Jacques Porte, César Geoffray. Born from the initiative of Marcel Michaud (1898-1958), a figure on the Lyon artistic scene, Témoignage was founded in 1936 and its activity was brief, with the Second World War putting an end to the initiative.

After the war, and his participation in the May salon, at the Surindépendants, BEYER, exhibited at the Galerie Jeanne BUCHER, at the same time as Reichel, de Staël, Chapoval, Chauvin, Lanskoy, Singier, etc. But, if his activity as an artist is intense, his participation in events or exhibitions, afterwards, is almost nil.

Five paintings by Lucien Beyer, dated from 1937 to 1940, were presented in 1989 during the Marcel Michaud: Lyon 1933-1958 exhibition; Stylclair, Testimonial Group, Folklore Gallery at the Espace Lyonnais d'Art Contemporain. Le Cirque (around 1937), from the Françoise Dupuy-Michaud donation, represents Beyer at the exhibition The Weight of the World. Marcel Michaud (1898-1958) organized by the Lyon Museum of Fine Arts in 2011.

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