René Quéré (26 May 1932 – 17 August 2021) was a French painter, illustrator, ceramist, and teacher.[1]

René Quéré
Born26 May 1932
Died17 August 2021(2021-08-17) (aged 89)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Painter
Illustrator

Biography

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Born on 26 May 1932 in the Finistère department of Brittany, Quéré studied at the École régionale des beaux-arts de Quimper and was taught by the likes of Jos Le Corre [fr] and Pierre Toulhoat [fr]. During his studies, he frequented a Quimper faience company. Following two years of apprenticeship at the company, he dyed raw enamel unrolled by manganese dioxide.

Quéré spent his career as an independent artist, holding exhibitions in Brittany, Paris, Belgium, and Germany.

René Quéré died on 17 August 2021 at the age of 89.

Publications

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  • Images de l'Iroise-Sein-Molène

Public collections

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Belgium

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France

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Exhibitions

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  • 1955: Saluden gallery in Quimper, earthenware and gouaches.
  • 1956: Salon des artistes de Cornouilles, Quimper museum.
  • 1960: Paris, House of Brittany.
  • 2002 (March–April): Gloux Gallery, Concarneau.
  • From December 4, 2008, to January 3, 2009: Galerie Françoise Livinec, Paris, The Breton painter René Quéré in Paris.

References

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  1. ^ Chaussepied, Émilie; Duguen, Rose-Marie (18 August 2021). "Bretagne. René Quéré, peintre de la mer et des marins, est décédé". Ouest-France (in French). Douarnenez. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Le Peintre Breton René Quéré à Paris Une peinture épique et poétique". DocPlayer.fr (in French).
  3. ^ Le Carrou, Jean-Pierre (12 August 2018). "Textile. Armor-lux, une galerie d'art méconnue à Quimper". Ouest-France (in French). Quimper. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Peinture. La ville a perdu sa part du legs Garnier". Le Télégramme (in French). Quimperlé. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2021.