Marthe Wéry
Marthe Wéry (1930–2005) was a Belgian painter. Wéry was born in Etterbeek in 1930. She studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and at Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17.
Also recorded as Marthe Wery · Marthe Wérij · Marthe Werij
Marthe Wéry
- Born
- 1930 · Etterbeek.
- Died
- 2005 · Brussels metropolitan area.
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Languages
- French
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Marthe Wéry (1930–2005) was a Belgian painter. Wéry was born in Etterbeek in 1930. She studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and at Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17.
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Her first solo exhibition was held in 1965 at the Galerie Saint-Laurent. Wéry had an abstract style, and was inspired by minimalism and Wladislaw Strzemiński's Unism. In the 1970s she experimented with monochrome, and returned to using color when her work was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1982. Several solo exhibitions of her work were also held in the 1990s and early 2000s. Her works are held by several museums, and are displayed in the Royal Palace in Brussels. Wéry died in Brussels in 2005.
The recorded working language is French. Work by Marthe Wéry is recorded in the collections of Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Marthe Wéry is recorded with the occupation visual artist. Recorded as a citizen of Belgium.
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1930
Marthe Wéry was born on 26 April 1930.
2005
Marthe Wéry died at Brussels metropolitan area.
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Etterbeek.
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- 1.Eric Rinckhout. Kunst u Belgische schilderes Marthe Wéry (75) overleden. 11 februari 2005.
- 2.Kunstmuseum Den Haag: Marthe Wéry Kracht van de eenvoud.
- 3.Marthe Wéry. Werk, research en documenten in de collecties van BPS22. Pedagogisch dossier.
- 4.M HKA Ensembles: Marthe Wéry.
- 5.Kunstmuseum Den Haag: Marthe Wéry. Kracht van de eenvoud.
- 6.M HKA Ensembles: Marthe Wéry Dode link.
- 7.Marthe Wéry / Un jeu de mise en relation. 2011. 9782930525082 2930525088.
- 8.Guy Duplat en Claude Lorent. La Libre: Monochrome noir pour Marthe Wéry.
- 9.DESSINER, ÉCRIRE, PENSER MARTHE WÉRY. 2008. 2930527005.
- 10.LES COULEURS DU MONOCHROME MARTHE WÉRY, MUSEUM VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN VAN DOORNIK.
- 11.BPS22 tentoonstellingen: MARTHE WÉRY WERK, RESEARCH EN DOCUMENTEN IN DE COLLECTIES VAN BPS22.
- 12.S.M.A.K: Marthe Wéry.
- 13.Penser En Peinture (1968-2000). 2001. 9055443212 Dode link.
- 14.Thierry de Duve, Philippe De Gobert, Sylvie Eyberg, Alain Géronnez, Renaud Huberlant, en Pierre Lauwers. Marthe Wéry. Vues. 2007.
- 15.ArchivesDuNordLibrairie: Marthe Wéry Peinture Venise 82.
- 16.Geukens & De Vil: Marthe Wéry. Couleurs / Surfaces / Espaces.
- 17.Kunstmuseum Den Haag: Marthe Wéry VERFIJNING OP PAPIER.
- 18.Facebook FeliX Art & Eco Museum: Marthe Wéry, 2000, 2000, coll. Museum van Elsene.
- 19.M HKA Collections: Marthe Wéry Dode link.
- 20.Marthe Wéry – La période Lignée/De gelijnde periode – 2004.
- 21.BPS22 Bezoekersgids: Marthe Wéry.
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