Simon Hantaï

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Hungarian-French artist abstract painter painter person

Simon Hantaï was a Hungarian-French abstract painter known for his innovative "pliage" (folding) technique and significant influence on postwar European art.

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Simon Hantaï canonical 2
Hantaï Simon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hungarian-French artist ⓘ
abstract painter ⓘ
painter ⓘ
person ⓘ
activePeriod 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
artisticTechnique pliage (folding and unfolding painted canvas) ⓘ
associatedWithArtist André Breton ⓘ
Georges Mathieu ⓘ
Michel Parmentier ⓘ
associatedWithGroup Surrealists in Paris ⓘ
birthName Simon Hantaï self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hantaï Simon
countryOfBirth Hungary ⓘ
countryOfDeath France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1922-12-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2008-09-12 ⓘ
education Hungarian University of Fine Arts ⓘ
emigratedTo France ⓘ
emigrationPeriod late 1940s ⓘ
exhibitedAt Centre Pompidou ⓘ
surface form: Centre Pompidou, Paris

Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris ⓘ
surface form: Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

Venice Biennale ⓘ
familyName Hantaï ⓘ
field painting ⓘ
givenName Simon ⓘ
influenced French contemporary painting ⓘ
postwar European abstraction ⓘ
influencedBy Jackson Pollock ⓘ
Surrealism ⓘ
automatic painting ⓘ
knownFor folding technique in painting ⓘ
pliage technique ⓘ
movement abstract art ⓘ
postwar European art ⓘ
name Simon Hantaï self-link ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
Hungarian ⓘ
notableSeries Blancs series ⓘ
Mariales series ⓘ
Tabulas series ⓘ
Études series ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bia, Hungary ⓘ
placeOfDeath Paris ⓘ
surface form: Paris, France
residence Paris ⓘ
surface form: Paris, France
retrospectiveHeldAt Centre Pompidou ⓘ
surface form: Centre Pompidou, Paris
styleCharacteristic all-over compositions created by folding and unfolding canvas ⓘ
emphasis on process and chance ⓘ
use of bright, saturated colors ⓘ
workMedium acrylic on canvas ⓘ
oil on canvas ⓘ

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Pierre Matisse → representedArtist → Simon Hantaï ⓘ
Simon Hantaï → name → Simon Hantaï self-link ⓘ
Simon Hantaï → birthName → Simon Hantaï self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hantaï Simon