(1896-1986)
Gérard Schneider, 1961 — photographie Paolo Monti / Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Gérard Schneider (1896–1986) was one of the leading figures of Lyrical Abstraction and the New School of Paris. Born in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, he settled permanently in Paris in 1922 after studying at the École nationale des Arts décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts.
After an early period influenced by Post-Impressionism and Surrealism, Gérard Schneider gradually turned towards abstract art. From the 1940s onwards, he developed a free and highly gestural style in which colour, movement and emotion replaced any desire for figurative representation.
Alongside Hans Hartung, Pierre Soulages and Georges Mathieu, Schneider played an important role in the renewal of European abstraction after the Second World War. His work is characterised by broad brushstrokes, powerful contrasts and a remarkable sense of spontaneity.
Deeply inspired by music, from 1945 onwards he titled many of his paintings Opus, emphasising the importance of rhythm and improvisation in his art. His compositions seek a balance between energy, colour and space.
Gérard Schneider soon achieved international recognition. He took part in the Venice Biennale, the first Documenta in Kassel in 1955, and exhibited widely throughout Europe, the United States and Japan.
Alongside his paintings, Schneider developed a significant body of original prints, including lithographs and screenprints. These graphic works extend his exploration of colour, gesture and abstraction while making his artistic universe accessible to collectors.
Today, works by Gérard Schneider are held in major public and private collections worldwide and occupy an important place in the history of 20th-century French abstract art.
The Le Coin des Arts gallery in Paris, specialising in original prints, lithographs, screenprints and artists of the School of Paris, presents works by Gérard Schneider, offering collectors the opportunity to discover his gestural abstraction through his graphic works and limited editions.
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