Camille Bourniquel Explained

Camille Bourniquel (7 March 1918 – 1 April 2013)[1] was a French poet, novelist and painter.[2]

Life

Born in Paris, Bourniquel became friends with the poets and painters of his generation, François Baron-Renouard, Bazaine, Bertholle, Elvire Jan, Hartung, Jean Le Moal, Manessier, Pignon, Singier. He wrote prefaces, articles and numerous columns in art journals.

Bourniquel joined the magazine Esprit in 1946 and became its literary director in 1957.

In 1963 he wrote the texts of three art films about his painter friends and in 2004 donated works by Manessier (L’Homme à la branche, 1942 ; Composition bleue, 1942; Printemps, 1968; Cheminée au Bignon, 1945), Elvire Jan (L’atelier II, 1942) and Singier (Enfant jouant aux cubes, 1943) to the musée Unterlinden of Colmar.

Bourniquel died in Paris at age 95.[3] [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/livres/deces-de-l-ecrivain-camille-bourniquel_3307349.html Obituary
  2. https://www.lepoint.fr/culture/l-ecrivain-camille-bourniquel-est-mort-01-04-2013-1648283_3.php L'écrivain Camille Bourniquel est mort
  3. Décès de l'écrivain Camille Bourniquel.http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/deces-lecrivain-camille-bourniquel-a-96-ans-482664.html, BFMTV 01/04/2013
  4. https://www.lexpress.fr/infos/pers/camille-bourniquel.html Obituary
  5. http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2013/04/02/97001-20130402FILWWW00211-deces-de-l-ecrivain-camille-bourniquel.php Décès de l'écrivain Camille Bourniquel
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1068345828 L'Été des solitudes
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65887430 Sélinonte ou la Chambre impériale
  8. http://academie-francaise.fr/camille-bourniquel Bourniquel on Académie française