PAUL GUIRAMAND 1926/2007

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Paul Guiramand (1926-2007) was born in Saint-Quentin in Aisne where his father worked as a works manager. The family arrived in Paris at the beginning of the 1930s and, in 1943, Paul Guiramand enrolled at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts. In particular, he was one of the students of the painter Maurice Brianchon (1899-1979). In addition to that of his teacher, the influence of Picasso and Matisse led him to figurative painting freed from the constraints of realism.
At the end of the forties, Guiramand traveled to Spain and Italy where he discovered the works of Masaccio and Piero della Francesca which were a source of inspiration for him. In 1952, he won the Prix de Rome and resided at the Villa Medici from 1953 to 1956.
In addition to painting, Paul Guiramand was interested in all techniques, in particular engraving and lithography in the workshop of master printer Fernand Mourlot (1895-1988) in which Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and Braque also worked. Theatrical decoration also attracted him. In 1960, he illustrated the works of Apollinaire and Hemingway. He also creates mosaics, particularly at the University of Grenoble.
From 1953, Guiramand began to exhibit his works. Numerous exhibitions hosted him, until the 2000s, in Europe, the United States, Mexico and several times in Japan.
Like that of André Brasilier, Paul Guiramand's painting may seem figurative at first glance. But above all it is poetic. Reality is evocative, it is used to translate and produce an emotion. Bright, contrasting colors illustrate moments of pleasure, beautiful days, moments of grace, childhood memories, long summer days; in short, subjects that encourage daydreaming.

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