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Camille Bryen

Camille Bryen was a French painter, printmaker, poet, illustrator, sculptor and writer (1907–1977). He was born at Nantes and died at 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Also recorded as Bryen; Camille Briand; Camille Eugene Louis Briand.

Camille Bryen in brief

Born
1907
Died
1977
Known for
painter, printmaker, poet, illustrator, sculptor, writer and artist
Place of birth
Nantes
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Identity and origins

Camille Bryen was recorded at birth as Camille Eugène Louis Briand. He also worked under the names Aristide and Camille Bryen. The authorities additionally record the headings Bryen, Camille Briand and Camille Eugene Louis Briand. His recorded language was French.

Recognition and collections

Camille Bryen received Knight of the Legion of Honour. Work by Camille Bryen is held by National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Modern Art, Musée d'art moderne de Paris and National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.

Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1953 to 1962.

Spiraloïde, dated 1962, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory MS-02912-1988. The International Avant-Garde, No.3, held by Q214867, inventory 1964.8.1692.c. Crinane Irisé, dated 1953, held by Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, inventory 55.982.2.1. Précambryen, dated 1956, held by Unterlinden Museum, inventory AM 1980-56. Hospitals ephemera. Box 5., held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 8 named public collections.

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Unterlinden Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée National d'Art Moderne: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bryen, Camille, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bryen, Camille, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Camille Bryen Avant-Gardist/Abhumanist: A Reappraisal of an Artist Who Called Himself the “Best-Known of the Unknown”, Arts, 2022. L’Ouvre-boîte : colloque abhumaniste (Jacques Audiberti et Camille Bryen), Critique d’art, 2018. “Cemetery=Civilization”: <i>Circus Wols</i>, World War II, and the Collapse of Humanism, Arts, 2020.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Volendam.

Work by Camille Bryen is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Museum of Modern Art, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design and Museum van Bommel van Dam.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Chronology

  1. 1907Camille Bryen born at Nantes.
  2. 1953Crinane Irisé (Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art).
  3. 1956Précambryen (Unterlinden Museum).
  4. 1962Spiraloïde (National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design).
  5. 1977Camille Bryen died at 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Bryen, Camille, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Bryen, Camille, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    L’Ouvre-boîte : colloque abhumaniste (Jacques Audiberti et Camille Bryen), Critique d’art, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Camille Bryen.

    open access index · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Camille Bryen.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1646841: Camille Bryen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Camille Bryen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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