Raymond Humbert

Painter — Collector — Writer Verdun 1932 — Auxerre 1990

Raymond Humbert was integral to nature, not in order to represent but to feel the seasons. Laduz in its organic vitality in its sap … —Philippe Chabert You can still paint landscapes. You can still restore the emotion provided by the leaves shivering in the wind. We can still desire, with just paper, pigments and glue, share with others these poetic moments that nature offers us. We can still, with a little modesty, as Raymond Humbert did, look at the world a sensitive eye. We still can. —Olivier Cena, Télérama, 2000

This video (in French) can be seen here too: Interview with Raymond Humbert by Bernard Pivot, Apostrophes show, Nov. 13, 1987.

Biography

1951 – 1953 – National School of Decorative Arts, Paris

1953 – 1958 – National School of Fine Arts, Paris

1958 – Premier Grand Prix painting of Rome

1958 – 1961 – Living at the Villa Medici, Academy of France in Rome, Italy under the direction of the painter Balthus

1963 – 1973 – Professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Orleans

1973 – 1990 – Director of the School of Fine Arts, Auxerre

1973 – 1977 – Director of the Maison du Coche d’Eau, Cultural Center, Auxerre

1977 – 1990 – Founder, Director of the Centre of Popular Art, APCC, Laduz

1986 – Creator and Founder of the Museum of Popular Arts, Laduz. Opening of the Museum of Popular Arts.

Solo exhibitions

Rome – Garden Gallery of Arts – 1959 – 1960 – 1961

Lyon – Griffon Gallery – 1963

Paris – Gallery Visconti – 1963

Pau – Museum of Fine Arts – 1994

Troyes – Museum of Modern Art – 1995

Troyes – Museum of Modern Art – 2000

Orleans – Church Saint-Pierre Puellier – 2000

Metz – Arsenal – 2002

Museum Saint Germain – Auxerre from 10/3 to 4/6 2007

Abbey Epau – Le Mans from 31/6 to 31/8 2007

Museum of Fine Arts, Quimper 31/10/2007 to 03/02/2008

Museum of Auxerre, Iroise Sea, Summer-Fall 2014

Groups Exhibition

Salon d’Automne – Paris – 1952-1959

Exhibition of Young Painters – Paris – 1953-1963

Discover Salon – Paris – 1955

Charpentier Gallery – Paris School – 1956-1960

Award Exhibition Greenschild – Galerie Charpentier – 1957

Salon des Tuileries – Paris – 1957

Biennale de Paris – 1959

Shapes and Colors – Galerie Charpentier – 1961

Prix de Rome – Tuileries Garden – Paris – 1963

Invitation – Museum of Decorative Arts – Paris – 1984

Small Memories for Tomorrow – Montauban – Ingres Museum – 1999

Pau – Museum of Fine Arts – 1999

Landscapes – Montauban – Ingres Museum – 2000

Art Center – The Village Cardet – 2005

Ceramic Giroussens Centre, Exhibition Vegetal June 22 to September 29, 2013