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Sunday, 4 July 2021

Artlyst: Marie Raymond And Post-War Avant Garde Painting In Paris

My latest article for Artlyst explores aspects of the spirituality of Marie Raymond and Yves Klein in the context of the exhibition At the heart of abstraction: Marie Raymond and her friends at the Musée des beaux-arts at Le Mans:

'‘It seems obvious,’ writes Robert Fleck in Marie Raymond/Yves Klein, ‘that we will not understand the extent of Yves Klein’s adventure and his extraordinary explosive energy if we are not also interested in the painting of Marie Raymond, his mother.’

This is for two main reasons. The first is Marie Raymond’s position and connections within the art world of her day; the focus of the current exhibition at Musée de Tessé, Le Mans, At the heart of abstraction: Marie Raymond and her friends. The second is their shared interest in Rosicrucianism set within the context of Roman Catholic faith.

A renowned artist and a prominent figure in the Paris art scene, Raymond was a leading female exponent of Abstraction Lyrique, a new vein of abstract painting, along with Vieira da Silva. She showed alongside Pierre Soulages, Hans Hartung, and Serge Poliakoff and was friends with Nicolas de Staël. Her work was exhibited at the Galerie Colette Allendy in 1949 alongside Jean Deyrolle, Émile Gilioli, Soulages and Hartung. At the heart of abstraction: Marie Raymond and her friends examines her work alongside the works of her artist friends, who shared the same innovative vision of abstract painting.’ 

For more on Yves Klein see my sermon entitled 'Together for the Common Good'.

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