Georges Mathieu
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Georges Mathieu (Born January 27th 1921 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) - the father of lyrical abstraction - is one of the great masters of 20th century.
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French painter, Georges Mathieu gained an international reputation in the 1950’s as a leading Abstract Expressionist. His large paintings are created very rapidly and impulsively. Despite his unconventional technique, he considers himself a historical painter working with abstract subject matter. His paintings are related to American Lyrical Abstraction as well.
