Camille Bryen, also known as Camille Briand, (September 17, 1907– August 5, 1977) was a French poet, painter and engraver. Associated with the

School of Paris The School of Paris (french: École de Paris) refers to the French and émigré artists who worked in Paris in the first half of the 20th century. The School of Paris was not a single art movement or institution, but refers to the importance ...

, his work plays a part in the history of

lyrical abstraction Lyrical abstraction is either of two related but distinct trends in Post-war Modernist painting: ''European Abstraction Lyrique'' born in Paris, the French art critic Jean José Marchand being credited with coining its name in 1947, considered ...

and

tachisme __NOTOC__ Tachisme (alternative spelling: Tachism, derived from the French word ''tache'', stain) is a French style of abstract painting popular in the 1940s and 1950s. The term is said to have been first used with regards to the movement in 19 ...

Legacy

In 1987 the French postal served issued a 5 Franc stamp that reproduced his work ''Précambrien''. Bryen was included in the exhibition ''L'envolée lyrique, Paris 1945–1956'', presented by the

Musée du Luxembourg The Musée du Luxembourg () is a museum at 19 rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Established in 1750, it was initially an art museum located in the east wing of the Luxembourg Palace (the matching west wing housed the Marie de' ...

, Paris in 2006.

Collections

Kunstmuseum Basel The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is generally considered to be the most important museum of art in Switzerland. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance. Its lineage extends back to ...

* Musée Cantini * Musée d'art et d'industrie de Saint-Étienne * Musée du Frac Bretagne, Rennes *

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

, New York

Bibliography

* Daniel Abadie, ''Bryen Abhomme'', La Connaissance,

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, 1973 * Jacques Audiberti, ''Bryen. L’ouvre-boîte'', Gallimard, Paris, 1952 * Jacqueline Boutet-Loyer, ''Bryen, l’œuvre peint'', Quatre Chemins, Paris, 1986 * Jacqueline Boutet-Loyer, ''La Dérive graphique de Camille Bryen'', Galerie Callu Mérite, Paris, 1988 * Jacqueline Boutet-Loyer, ''Bryen et le défi de la peinture éternelle'', Galerie Callu Merite, Paris, 1990 *

Michel Butor Michel Butor (; 14 September 1926 – 24 August 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator. Life and work Michel Marie François Butor was born in Mons-en-Barœul, a suburb of Lille, the third of seven childre ...

, ''Bryen, en temps conjugués'', Galerie de Seine, Paris, 1975 * Jean Clair, ''Propos d’un abhumaniste, interview'', Chroniques de l’Art Vivant, Paris, 1971 * Georges Mathieu, ''Au-delà du tachisme'', Paris, 1963 * Pierre Restany, ''Lyrisme et abstraction'', Milan, 1960 *

Michel Tapié Michel Tapié (full name: Michel Tapié de Céleyran; 26 February 1909 – 30 July 1987) was a French art critic, curator, and collector. He was an early and influential theorist and practitioner of "tachisme", a French style of abstract painti ...

, ''Un art autre'', Paris, 1952 *

Roger van Gindertael Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

, ''Bryen'', Galerie Raymonde Cazenave, Paris, 1960 *

Marc Alyn Marc Alyn (Alain-Marc Fécherolle), (born 18 March 1937 in Reims) is a French poet. Life He was mobilized to Algeria in 1957. He lived far from Paris, a farmhouse in Uzès, Gard. He traveled in the Middle East to the ruins of the Phoenician cit ...

, ''Camille Bryen, architecte de l'informel'', Approches de l'art moderne, Bartillat, 2007 * Jacqueline Loyer, « Bryen », '' Nouvelles de l'estampe'', 1975, catalog for engraved works

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* . {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryen, Camille 20th-century French poets 20th-century French painters 20th-century French engravers 20th-century French male artists Artists from Nantes Breton artists Poets from Brittany 1907 births 1977 deaths Writers from Nantes