René Quéré
René Quéré (26 May 1932 – 17 August 2021) was a French painter, illustrator, ceramist, and teacher.
René Quéré
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- Name
- René Quéré
- Born
- 26 May 1932
- Birthplace
- Ploaré, France
- Died
- 17 August 2021
- Occupation
- Painter Illustrator
- Full name
- René Jean Alexandre Quéré.
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Quimper School of Fine Arts
- Languages
- French
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René Quéré (26 May 1932 – 17 August 2021) was a French painter, illustrator, ceramist, and teacher.
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• Name — René Quéré • Born — 26 May 1932 • Birthplace — Ploaré, France • Died — 17 August 2021 • Occupation — Painter Illustrator
Biography
Biography
Born on 26 May 1932 in the Finistère department of Brittany, Quéré studied at the École régionale des beaux-arts de Quimper and was taught by the likes of Jos Le Corre and Pierre Toulhoat. During his studies, he frequented a Quimper faience company. Following two years of apprenticeship at the company, he dyed raw enamel unrolled by manganese dioxide. Quéré spent his career as an independent artist, holding exhibitions in Brittany, Paris, Belgium, and Germany. René Quéré died on 17 August 2021 at the age of 89.
Belgium
Belgium
• Musée Merghelynck (Ypres)
France
France
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest • Briec Town Hall • Douarnenez Town Hall • Cosmos Foyer des PTT (Lannion) • Musée des beaux-arts de Morlaix • Plounévez-Lochrist Town Hall • Armor-Lux (Quimper) • Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper • Musée départemental breton • Musée de la Faïence de Quimper • Chapelle Saint-Jean (Tréboul, Finistère)
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 1955: Saluden gallery in Quimper, earthenware and gouaches. • 1956: Salon des artistes de Cornouilles, Quimper museum. • 1960: Paris, House of Brittany. • 2002 (March–April): Gloux Gallery, Concarneau. • From December 4, 2008, to January 3, 2009: Galerie Françoise Livinec, Paris, The Breton painter René Quéré in Paris.
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Life and career
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1932
René Quéré born at Ploaré.
2021
René Quéré died at Douarnenez.
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Ploaré.
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Douarnenez.
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• Images de l'Iroise-Sein-Molène
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- “René Quéré”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure. Quéré, René, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
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- 1.René Quéré, peintre de la mer et des marins, est décédé. Ouest-France. 18 août 2021.
- 2.État civil sur le fichier des personnes décédées en France depuis 1970.
- 3.DAHUT - DZ3952 Bagou Coz DZ. bagoucozdz.fr.
- 4.Dimitri L'Hours. Le peintre douarneniste René Quéré s'est éteint à l'âge de 89 ans. letelegramme.fr. 19 août 2021.
- 5.Catalogue de l’exposition « Keraluc, une faïencerie au service des artistes ».
- 6.Galerie du Pistolet d'Or - Achat et vente de tableaux : Réné Quéré (Ploaré, 1932). galeriedupistoletdor.com.
- 7.Alban Méry De Montigny. Jean-Pierre Le Bihan, la lumière au bout des doigts. ouest-france.fr. ouest-france. 18 août 2005.
- 8.Tréboul - chapelle st jean. de bric & de blog…. 19-09-2022.
- 9.Françoise Livinec. Le Peintre Breton René Quéré à Paris Une peinture épique et poétique. docplayer.fr. 4 décembre 2008.
- 10.Ouest-France : Armor-Lux une galerie d'art pas comme les autres.
- 11.Yvonne Garnier. Peinture. La ville a perdu sa part du legs Garnier. Le Télégramme. 22 décembre 2011.
- 12.?. Brittany Ferries - L'Art du Voyage - Marine marchande. marine-marchande.net.
- 13.Source: Adjug'Art.
- 14.Jacques Dopagne, le peintre René Quéré collection formes et figures, ouvrage, 1984.
- 15.Frédéric Mégret, René Quéré, le figaro littéraire, article, octobre 1969.
- 16.Jacques Dopagne, le peintre René Quéré, collection formes et figures, ouvrage, 1984.
- 17.Bernard_Thomas, René Quéré Espace Marin, galerie des Ambrassades éditions, article, 1990.
- 18.G-M Simon Lannuzel, René Quéré à vol d’oiseau Ouest-France Brest, article, 21 avril 1987.
- 19.Le Magazin, René Quéré Port d'attache: Douarnenez, Le télégramme l'hebdo du mercredi, article, 21 mars 2001.
- 20.Yvon Le Floch, René Quéré à Concarneau, Le télégramme, article, 1 juillet 1982.
- 21.Louis-Pierre Le Maître, Se laisser immerger..., Le Télégramme, article, novembre 1997.
- 22.Marie-Haude Arzur, René Quéré Imagier de la mer, Ar Men n°93, article, 1998.
- 23.Bernard_Thomas, René Quéré espace marin, galerie des Ambassades éditions, catalogue, 1990.
- 24.Erwann_Rougé, René Quéré, éditions Françoise Livinec, catalogue, 2008.
- 25.Marie Le Goaziou, Poésie d'un poche de pêche, Coté Ouest n°57, article, mai 2005.
- 26.Antoine Lucas, René Quéré, peintre céramiste, gazette des amis du musée de la faïence n°50, article, 2022.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Dictionnaire Bénézit, 1999.
- Françoise Livinec, René Quéré, Éditions Françoise Livinec, 2008,
- René Quéré, Espace marin, galerie des Ambassades, 1990.
- Le peintre René Quéré, Collection formes et figures, 1984,
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