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Henri Richelet
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Self-portrait by Henri Richelet.
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| Born | 16 June 1944 Frebécourt (Vosges), France
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| Died | 18 March 2020 (aged 75) Paris, France
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| Education | École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris |
| Spouse(s) | Ximena Armas |
| Awards | First Grand Prix of the Casa de Velázquez, Madrid, 1968 (etching category) |
Henri Richelet (16 June 1944 – 18 March 2020) was a French painter.
Biography
Born to primary school teachers in a small village close to Domrémy, the birthplace of Joan of Arc, Henri Richelet spent his childhood and adolescence in the neighbouring small town of Neufchâteau (Vosges). After his Baccalauréat, he first attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy, then the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1968, Richelet got the First Grand Prix of the Casa de Velázquez, Madrid in the etching category. He has been living in Paris since the seventies after having spent a few years in Quebec. He was married to the Chilean painter Ximena Armas.
Besides his participation in group exhibitions since 1963, Richelet made numerous solo exhibitions between 1965 and 2007 in France, Quebec and Chile. He also regularly took part in several salons such as: Salon d'Automne, Salon de Mai, Salon Comparaisons, Salon Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui, Salon de Boulogne-Billancourt, Salon d'art contemporain de Montrouge, Salon Figuration critique.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Richelet died of COVID-19 on 18 March 2020 in Paris, aged 75.
Works in museum collections
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile :
- Ne pas toucher : Indian ink on paper (51 x 60 cm).
- Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende, Santiago, Chile :
- Derniers outrages : oil painting on canvas (100 x 81 cm).
See also
In Spanish: Henri Richelet para niños
