Jean-Pierre Pophillat
Born29 August 1937
Vichy, France
Died19 September 2020(2020-09-19) (aged 83)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Painter
Lithographer

Jean-Pierre Pophillat (29 August 1938 – 19 September 2020) was a French painter and lithographer.[1]

Biography

Born in Vichy, Pophillat spent the first nine years of his life in Lapalisse where his father was an assistant pharmacist and his mother was a piano teacher. He then moved to Le Raincy, where his parents became herbalists.

In 1957, Pophillat was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in the studio of Roger Chapelain-Midy. He participated in an exhibition of young painters alongside Bernard Buffet, Maurice Boitel, Xavier Valls, Michel Henry, and Pierre-Henry. In 1964, he won the Prize of the Casa de Velásquez.[2] Beginning in 1959, he participated in numerous groups, including the Salon d'Automne, of which he became a member in 1972. He was also a member of the Salon Comparaisons, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and the Salon des artistes français.

Pophillat painted at his properties in Cannes and Deauville with a bright and colorful style.[3] He died in Paris on 19 September 2020 at the age of 83.

Personal Exhibitions

Prizes

  • Prix Antral (1963)
  • Prix de la Casa Velásquez (1964)
  • Médaille d'or des artistes français (1970)
  • Prix de la Compagnie Transatlantique (1978)
  • Grand Prix du Salon de Colombes (1985)
  • Grand Prix de la ville de Blois (1987)
  • Grand Prix de la ville de Tours (1987)
  • Grand Prix de la ville de Nantes (1993)

References

  1. ↑ "Avis de décès de Monsieur Jean-Pierre POPHILLAT". Simplifia (in French). 24 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Annuaire des membres et des anciens membres". Casa de Velásquez (in French). Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  3. ↑ Schurr, Gérald (24 June 1977). "Les expositions : Pophillat à la Galerie Vendôme". La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot (in French). Paris: Douot.
  4. ↑ "L'univers floral du peintre Jean-Pierre Pophillat". Le Progrès (in French). 3 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Diese Gemälde machen Lust auf Frühling". Saarlouis (in German). 2 March 2015.
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