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Soulagean

Soulagean

English

Adjective

Soulagean (comparative more Soulagean, superlative most Soulagean)

  1. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (born 1919), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.
    • 2005, Brooks Adams, in Pierre Soulages: Outrenoir:[1]
      This recent flurry of Soulagean activity will be news to the New York contemporary art world, since he has not had a show there since 1977.

Synonyms

  • Soulagesian, Soulagesean (rare in English)

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Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with Soulagian (related to Soulag skimboarding).

References

  1. Brooks Adams, "Soulages in Relief" (repr. at Pierre-Soulages.com), in Pierre Soulages: Outrenoir (exhib. cat., May 5 through June 11, 2005), New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 2005, ISBN 0-944680-74-7 / 0944680747 (ISBN 978-0-944680-74-2 / 9780944680742), p. 6 (facsim. at Google Books). Text intro also used for the exhibition announcement (repr. at Artnet.com).

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