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Georges Mathieu

1921 - 2012

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Georges Mathieu (27 January 1921 – 10 June 2012) was a French abstract painter, art theorist, and member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is considered one of the fathers of European lyrical abstraction, a trend of informalism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Mathieu is the 1,238th most popular painter (down from 1,038th in 2019), the 3,371st most popular biography from France (down from 2,890th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular French Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Georges Mathieu ranks 1,238 out of 2,023. Before him are Alfred Stevens, Franz Roubaud, Eirene, Hans Bol, Kateryna Bilokur, and Carl Blechen. After him are Thomas Hill, Aleksander Gierymski, Wu Zhen, Wojciech Gerson, Paul Ranson, and Ferdynand Ruszczyc.

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Among people born in 1921, Georges Mathieu ranks 197. Before him are Leo Penn, Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Andrew M. Gleason, Erich Fried, Giorgio Strehler, and Gaston Rébuffat. After him are Reuven Feuerstein, Theodore Van Kirk, John Aston Sr., Alain Mimoun, Oldřich Černík, and Karen Hoff. Among people deceased in 2012, Georges Mathieu ranks 187. Before him are Vicar, Elliott Carter, George Kerr, Gevork Vartanian, Takeshi Urata, and Genichi Taguchi. After him are Avraham Adan, Roald Aas, Carlo Rambaldi, Marvin Hamlisch, Ramaz Shengelia, and Maurice Sendak.

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In France

Among people born in France, Georges Mathieu ranks 3,371 out of 6,770. Before him are Thierry Breton (1955), Loyset Compère (1440), Henri Vidal (1919), Emma Calvé (1858), Rutebeuf (1300), and Guillaume Faye (1949). After him are André Parrot (1901), Olivier Blanchard (1948), Claude Cahen (1909), Jacques Tardi (1946), Robert Enrico (1931), and Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency (1595).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Georges Mathieu ranks 203. Before him are Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842), Marie-Denise Villers (1774), Edward Poynter (1836), Eugène Isabey (1803), Virginie Demont-Breton (1859), and Lucien Simon (1861). After him are Paul Ranson (1861), Zacharie Astruc (1833), Louise Moillon (1610), François-Hubert Drouais (1727), Gustave Le Gray (1820), and François Marius Granet (1775).

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