Jean-Pierre Pophillat Explained

Jean-Pierre Pophillat
Birth Date:	29 August 1937
Birth Place:	Vichy, France
Death Place:	Paris, France
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Painter Lithographer

Jean-Pierre Pophillat (29 August 1938 – 19 September 2020) was a French painter and lithographer.^[1]

Biography

Born in Vichy, Pophillat spent the first nine years of his life in Lapalisse where his father was an assistant pharmacist and his mother was a piano teacher. He then moved to Le Raincy, where his parents became herbalists.

In 1957, Pophillat was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in the studio of Roger Chapelain-Midy. He participated in an exhibition of young painters alongside Bernard Buffet, Maurice Boitel, Xavier Valls, Michel Henry, and Pierre-Henry. In 1964, he won the Prize of the Casa de Velásquez.^[2] Beginning in 1959, he participated in numerous groups, including the Salon d'Automne, of which he became a member in 1972. He was also a member of the Salon Comparaisons, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and the Salon des artistes français.

Pophillat painted at his properties in Cannes and Deauville with a bright and colorful style.^[3] He died in Paris on 19 September 2020 at the age of 83.

Personal exhibitions

• Galerie Vendôme, Paris (1977)
• Château de la Bertrandière, L'Étrat (2011)^[4]
• Gallery Bund 22, Shanghai (2014)
• Ludwig Galerie, Saarlouis (2015)^[5]
• Galerie Saint-Hubet, Lyon (2015)

Prizes

• Prix Antral (1963)
• Prix de la Casa Velásquez (1964)
• Médaille d'or des artistes français (1970)
• Prix de la Compagnie Transatlantique (1978)
• Grand Prix du Salon de Colombes (1985)
• Grand Prix de la ville de Blois (1987)
• Grand Prix de la ville de Tours (1987)
• Grand Prix de la ville de Nantes (1993)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Avis de décès de Monsieur Jean-Pierre POPHILLAT. 24 September 2020. Simplifia. fr.
2. Web site: Annuaire des membres et des anciens membres. Casa de Velásquez. fr. 2020-09-26. 2011-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110925090641/http://www.casadevelazquez.org/creation-artistique/annuaire-des-membres-et-des-anciens-membres/. dead.
3. Schurr. Gérald. 24 June 1977. Les expositions : Pophillat à la Galerie Vendôme. fr. La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot. Paris. Douot.
4. Web site: L'univers floral du peintre Jean-Pierre Pophillat. 3 February 2011. Le Progrès. fr.
5. Web site: Diese Gemälde machen Lust auf Frühling. 2 March 2015. Saarlouis. de. 26 September 2020. 17 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317184221/http://www.saarlouis.de/home/aktuelles/info/artikel/diese-gemaelde-machen-lust-auf-fruehling/. dead.