GÉRARD SCHNEIDER: Lyrisme(s)
On the occasion of the launch of Gérard Schneider’s online Catalogue raisonné (1896-1986), the exhibition Lyrisme(s) presents a retrospective journey of this Lyrical abstraction major artist’s body of work.
THE EXHIBITION
Lyrisme(s) is an exhibition « setting » to welcome Gérard Schneider’s Catalogue raisonné online publication.
In order to understand the whole Gérard Schneider’s body of work, Diane de Polignac Gallery presents a retrospective journey through a selection of 7 paintings, such as 7 distinct periods of investigation and creation. From surrealism to the artist’s total mastery of free and creative gestural expression, each painting is a milestone revealing a key moment in Schneider’s creation. To be contextualised, each painting will be exhibited surrounded by archive materials.
THE CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ
Result of over ten years of work, Gérard Schneider’s Catalogue raisonné will be launched online on October 17.
This publication is a major milestone in the understanding of Gérard Schneider’s work. It results from painstaking efforts of collecting and sorting archive materials, as well as gathering and ordering the relevant information. It is a fundamental tool, both for collectors and for art professionals. 100% digital, this «living» knowledge base will be updated with new information on a daily basis, accessible everywhere in the world at any time.
