PHILIPPE VASSEUR
Philippe Vasseur was born in Lisieux, France in November 1954. The son of a woodworker, his father’s artistry served as his earliest inspiration. At eighteen, Vasseur enrolled in the London Academy of Drawing. A year later, he entered the prestigious Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied drawing and art history. His work received almost immediate recognition; his drawings were exhibited in Paris’ galleries while he was still in school. In 1976, Gallimard, publisher of classical literature, placed the twenty-one year-old Vasseur on the map by using the artist’s work on book jacket covers and exposing him to million of readers.
In the following years, Vasseur began to focus on painting. He moved to Normandy in 1983 where he studied traditional landscapes. Within three years he would enjoy his first sell-out exhibition of paintings. He subsequently returned to Paris and lived at the Cité des Arts. Since 1990, several distinguished Parisian and American galleries have shown his oils.
Vasseur is more than an academic classicist. His years of study are evident in his work, but something far more ethereal is at play. With his classical training serving as framework, Vasseur travels far beyond its limitations and opens a world of possibilities in each canvas.
In the following years, Vasseur began to focus on painting. He moved to Normandy in 1983 where he studied traditional landscapes. Within three years he would enjoy his first sell-out exhibition of paintings. He subsequently returned to Paris and lived at the Cité des Arts. Since 1990, several distinguished Parisian and American galleries have shown his oils.
Vasseur is more than an academic classicist. His years of study are evident in his work, but something far more ethereal is at play. With his classical training serving as framework, Vasseur travels far beyond its limitations and opens a world of possibilities in each canvas.
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