Pierre Marie Brisson
Recent paintings on view in Montecito June 3 - 30
French artist Pierre Marie Brisson creates richly layered paintings where ancient motifs, modernist influences, and contemporary sensibility converge through bold color, texture, and movement. Incorporating paper cut-outs in the tradition of Henri Matisse, Brisson builds compositions that feel both spontaneous and deeply considered, balancing abstraction with references to the natural world, classical imagery, and art history. His paintings unfold through a continual process of layering, scraping, and reinvention, resulting in surfaces that feel simultaneously excavated and alive.
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Biography
In the hands of French artist Pierre Marie Brisson, ancient motifs, iconic modernist imagery, and contemporary sensibility converge in multi-layered paintings full of texture and movement. Incorporating paper cut-outs in the tradition of Henri Matisse, Brisson creates bold patterns that often reference specific moments in art history while evoking the passage of archaeological time, with layers built up and scraped away in a continual process of invention and excavation.
Fluid forms inspired by nature and the human body recur throughout Brisson’s work, with flowers unfurling, limbs flowing, leaves drifting, and birds and butterflies flocking in mesmerizing patterns. From Classicism to Impressionism to Fauvism, he draws from a range of historical influences to create a pastiche that is entirely new. A sense of play is central to his approach: “When I work,” he has said, “I always try to keep the imagination of childhood alive.”
Based in both Paris and the South of France, Brisson grew up near the archaeological sites of Orléans and was fascinated from an early age by ancient civilizations. Apprenticing with artists including French painter Bernard Saby and Dutch painter Bram Van Velde, Brisson developed his original style through years of experimentation and historical exploration. Now included in renowned collections such as the Cartier Foundation, the Jewish Museum of New York, the National Library of France, and many others, his work has been exhibited throughout Europe, Asia, and the U.S.
Born
1955 Orléans, France
Selected Solo Museum and Public Exhibitions
2025 Breathe, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena & Montecito, CA
Art Up ! Lille 2025, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
2024 Pierre-Marie Brisson, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
“L’été continu”, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
2023 Rythms, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA
Pierre-Marie Brisson, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
Summer show, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
Les rencontres insolites, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
2022 Galerie Univer, Paris, France
Espace Michèle Goalard, La Grande Motte, France
Lefakis Gallery, Saint Paul de Vence, France
2021 Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York, USA
Gilbert Dufois Galerie, Senlis, France
Au-delà des Apparences Gallery, Annecy, France
Espace Jacques Villéglé, Saint Gratien, France
Art Basel Art Central, Hong Kong
Yves Faurie Gallery, Sète, France
2020 Château de Courcelles, Montigny-lès-Metz, France
2019 Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York, USA
Shchukin Gallery, New York, USA
Manilla House, Manille, Philippines
Chosun Museum, Séoul, Korea
2018 Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York, USA
Olivia Park Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Shema Art Museum, Cheongju, Korea
2017 Au-delà Des Apparences, Annecy, France
Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York, USA
2016 Collégiale St Pierre Le Puellier, Orléans, France
Maison des Princes Museum, Pérouges, France
Space Dominique Bouchet, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Chapelle des Capucins, Aigues-Mortes, France
2013 Espace Ugot, Marseille European Capitale of Culture 2013, France
2010 Musée Faure, Aix les Bains, France
Eglise Sainte Anne, Montpellier, France
2004 Musée d’art et d’histoire de Cognac, Cognac, France
Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun, France
Villa Béatrix-Enea and Georges Pompidou Gallery, Anglet, France
2003 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Château de Foucaud, Gaillac, France
1999 Städtisches Museum, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Musée de Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1999 Fondation Carcan, Carcan, Belgium
1999 Château de Lussan, Lussan, France
1992 Platform, Beirut, Lebanon
Museums Collections
Musée des Beaux-arts, Gaillac, France
Musée des Beaux-arts, Orléans, France
Musée de La Poste, Paris, France
Musée Faure, Aix les Bains, France
Art and History Museum, Belfort, France
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Städtisches Museum, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Achenbach Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA, USA
Georges Pages Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
French Consulate, New York City, NY, USA
Jewish Museum, New York City, NY, USA
Private Collections
Groupe Fondation Cartier, Paris, France
Société Générale, Paris, FranceCarré Noir, Paris, France
Lecoanet Hemant, Haute Couture, Paris, France
Zurich Assurances, Paris, France
Novotel collection, Groupe Accor, France
Siège Rolex, Genève, Suisse
Collection Nissan, Japon
Dominique Bouchet, Tokyo, Japon
Mr. Pier Luigi Loro Piana, private collection, Milan, Italie
Mrs. Amalia Fortabat, Buenos Aires, Argentine
University of San Francisco, USA
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
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Selected Artworks
Born
1955 Orléans, France
Selected Solo Museum and Public Exhibitions
2025 Breathe, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena & Montecito, CA
Art Up ! Lille 2025, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
2024 Pierre-Marie Brisson, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
“L’été continu”, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
2023 Rythms, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St. Helena, CA
Pierre-Marie Brisson, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
Summer show, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
Les rencontres insolites, Galerie Gilbert Dufois
2022 Galerie Univer, Paris, France
Espace Michèle Goalard, La Grande Motte, France
Lefakis Gallery, Saint Paul de Vence, France
2021 Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York, USA
Gilbert Dufois Galerie, Senlis, France
Au-delà des Apparences Gallery, Annecy, France
Espace Jacques Villéglé, Saint Gratien, France
Art Basel Art Central, Hong Kong
Yves Faurie Gallery, Sète, France
2020 Château de Courcelles, Montigny-lès-Metz, France
2019 Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York, USA
Shchukin Gallery, New York, USA
Manilla House, Manille, Philippines
Chosun Museum, Séoul, Korea
2018 Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York, USA
Olivia Park Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Shema Art Museum, Cheongju, Korea
2017 Au-delà Des Apparences, Annecy, France
Franklin Bowles Gallery, New York, USA
2016 Collégiale St Pierre Le Puellier, Orléans, France
Maison des Princes Museum, Pérouges, France
Space Dominique Bouchet, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Chapelle des Capucins, Aigues-Mortes, France
2013 Espace Ugot, Marseille European Capitale of Culture 2013, France
2010 Musée Faure, Aix les Bains, France
Eglise Sainte Anne, Montpellier, France
2004 Musée d’art et d’histoire de Cognac, Cognac, France
Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch, Issoudun, France
Villa Béatrix-Enea and Georges Pompidou Gallery, Anglet, France
2003 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Château de Foucaud, Gaillac, France
1999 Städtisches Museum, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Musée de Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1999 Fondation Carcan, Carcan, Belgium
1999 Château de Lussan, Lussan, France
1992 Platform, Beirut, Lebanon
Museums Collections
Musée des Beaux-arts, Gaillac, France
Musée des Beaux-arts, Orléans, France
Musée de La Poste, Paris, France
Musée Faure, Aix les Bains, France
Art and History Museum, Belfort, France
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Städtisches Museum, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Achenbach Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA, USA
Georges Pages Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
French Consulate, New York City, NY, USA
Jewish Museum, New York City, NY, USA
Private Collections
Groupe Fondation Cartier, Paris, France
Société Générale, Paris, FranceCarré Noir, Paris, France
Lecoanet Hemant, Haute Couture, Paris, France
Zurich Assurances, Paris, France
Novotel collection, Groupe Accor, France
Siège Rolex, Genève, Suisse
Collection Nissan, Japon
Dominique Bouchet, Tokyo, Japon
Mr. Pier Luigi Loro Piana, private collection, Milan, Italie
Mrs. Amalia Fortabat, Buenos Aires, Argentine
University of San Francisco, USA
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
In the hands of French artist Pierre Marie Brisson, ancient motifs, iconic modernist imagery, and contemporary sensibility converge in multi-layered paintings full of texture and movement. Incorporating paper cut-outs in the tradition of Henri Matisse, Brisson creates bold patterns that often reference specific moments in art history while evoking the passage of archaeological time, with layers built up and scraped away in a continual process of invention and excavation.
Fluid forms inspired by nature and the human body recur throughout Brisson’s work, with flowers unfurling, limbs flowing, leaves drifting, and birds and butterflies flocking in mesmerizing patterns. From Classicism to Impressionism to Fauvism, he draws from a range of historical influences to create a pastiche that is entirely new. A sense of play is central to his approach: “When I work,” he has said, “I always try to keep the imagination of childhood alive.”
Based in both Paris and the South of France, Brisson grew up near the archaeological sites of Orléans and was fascinated from an early age by ancient civilizations. Apprenticing with artists including French painter Bernard Saby and Dutch painter Bram Van Velde, Brisson developed his original style through years of experimentation and historical exploration. Now included in renowned collections such as the Cartier Foundation, the Jewish Museum of New York, the National Library of France, and many others, his work has been exhibited throughout Europe, Asia, and the U.S.
Biography
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Recent paintings on view in Montecito June 3 - 30
French artist Pierre Marie Brisson creates richly layered paintings where ancient motifs, modernist influences, and contemporary sensibility converge through bold color, texture, and movement. Incorporating paper cut-outs in the tradition of Henri Matisse, Brisson builds compositions that feel both spontaneous and deeply considered, balancing abstraction with references to the natural world, classical imagery, and art history. His paintings unfold through a continual process of layering, scraping, and reinvention, resulting in surfaces that feel simultaneously excavated and alive.
Pierre Marie Brisson
For the last forty years, contemporary fauvist painter Pierre Marie Brisson has been using unique collage techniques to bring forms to his colorful compositions. Working from his studios in Paris, and from the heart of Camargue in the South of France, he paints his surrounding nature and the Mediterranean sea onto the canvas with powerful brushstrokes. A descendant of Gauguin, Brisson has been associated with French masters Matisse and Degas with his paper cutout motifs through multiple bodies of work. Spanning an extensive international exhibition history, his paintings can be found in the permanent collections of major institutions in North America, Europe and Asia.
Recent paintings on view in Montecito June 3 - 30
French artist Pierre Marie Brisson creates richly layered paintings where ancient motifs, modernist influences, and contemporary sensibility converge through bold color, texture, and movement. Incorporating paper cut-outs in the tradition of Henri Matisse, Brisson builds compositions that feel both spontaneous and deeply considered, balancing abstraction with references to the natural world, classical imagery, and art history. His paintings unfold through a continual process of layering, scraping, and reinvention, resulting in surfaces that feel simultaneously excavated and alive.