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Jean-Marie Queneau

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Jean-Marie Queneau
Bibliothèque by Queneau
Born(1934-03-21)21 March 1934
Paris, France
Died16 February 2022(2022-02-16) (aged 87)
France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPainter

Jean-Marie Queneau (21 March 1934 – 16 February 2022) was a French painter, engraver, and editor.[1]

Biography

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Jean-Marie was the son of the writer Raymond Queneau and his wife, Janine Kahn. He studied in Paris under the likes of artist Paul Colin. He began to paint while working at the Cinémathèque Française, Éditions Mazenod [fr], and Hachette.[2]

Queneau began exhibiting in 1958 within France and abroad. His paintings were shown at the Foire internationale d'art contemporain [fr] in 1985. His paintings were referenced in works by the likes of Marguerite Duras,[3] Patrick Waldberg, Camille Bourniquel, Jacques Réda, Thomas Owen, Claude Esteban, and others.[4] His works were largely centered around literature, with one of his favorite subjects being libraries.[5]

Queneau died on 16 February 2022, at the age of 87.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Avis de décès de Monsieur Jean-Marie QUENEAU". Simplifia (in French). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Les éditions de la Goulotte : les artistes du livre" (PDF). nature.on-rev.com (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013.
  3. ^ Duras, Marguerite (2002). Apocalyptic desires. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780203002391. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ "La Nouvelle Revue française n° 277". Nouvelle Revue Française (in French). January 1976. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
  5. ^ "QUENEAU, Jean-Marie". Le Delarge (in French). Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2022.