Hugues Absil (born 8 June 1961) is a French painter.
Hugues Absil (born 8 June 1961) is a French painter.
Born in 1961 in Paris, Hugues Absil studied in the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He learned painting and lithography with Abraham Hadad, and drawing with Daniel Sénélar (1990). He worked on Fernand Léger [1] and Paul Klee. [2] He has made several exhibitions since 1986. [3]
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Events from the year 1911 in art.
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Events from the year 1924 in art.
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