Parisian born and Bresse, à Montmerie sur Saône (Ain),14 April 1920

An artist who started drawing the moment he could pick up a pencil. His first drawing was published in 1933.

He had his first exhibition at the age of 17 and has featured in over 200 group or individual exhibitions in France and abroad in various, galeries and art fairs most notably, Le Salon des Grands et Jeunes d´Aujourd´hui, Realities Nouvelles, Compararaisons and Sud-Est, St´Art, Lineart, art Karslruhe, etc.

In 1953, the gallery Marcel Michaud hosted his first exhibition
of collage. The same collection was exhibited at the Musée de Saint-Etienne (Loire) in 1964 and then the Louvre, Paris in 1965.   

Acquisitions: by the ville de Paris and Lyon. Since 1997, his work has been part of the permanent collection at La Capitale Gallery.

Catalogue: Drawings - 1999, Paintings, collages, drawings - 2001
Millésime pictorale:
Olivier Debré: painter, born 14 April 1920
Louis Quilici, painter, born 14 April 1920
Yankel, painter, born 14 April 1920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extracts:

"As for humour : the light touch which is the mark of modesty appears here and there in Philibert´s compositions. It reminds me of Saba´s words, inspired by Svevo,´I have always regarded humour as the supreme from of generosity.´" Gérard Macé

"He mainly uses paper, or rather papers, of all shapes and types. He collects them and treasures them just as painters keep their brushes. Who would ask an artist which pigments or turpentine he uses? And who cares anyway? The scholary titles he gives to his work, often mysterious or palindromic as they are, reveal an anxiety that pervades our times." Alain Coudert, Art Actualités-1996

"Philibert-Charrin can proudly add his name to those of Picasso, Braque and Matisse. He, too is a silent champion of collages in this vociferous world of ours." Gérard Tavera FR3-1988

"Philibert-Charrin trespasses the simple condition of a landscape painter. He is an inventor of shapes and manners, a seeker endowed with a capacity to find." René Déroudille

"...and then there is Philibert-Charrin whose poetry positively enthralled me. One of his paintings entitled "Silent life" brilliantly summarises this beautiful exhibition." Jean Louis Gautier, (Seven Paris Painters)

"...Bolin, the painter, showed me some recent and extremely well-structured painting-collages by an artist whose name I hardly knew, Philibert-Charrin, and said: ´Believe me, this is a genuine painter.´" René Barotte, Paris Presse

"Philibert-Charrin derives his inspiration from fresh and cool sources...seldom is drawing as simple as it is here. Is this not the very sign of a rich inner life?" Gaston Diehl

"...these paintings which give evidence of his constant evolution and reveal his endearing personality could somehow be Shubertian lieder visualised." Docteur Paul Ramain      Same Works :