André Even (painter)
André Even (May 16, 1918, Pont-Aven, France – March 14, 1997) was a French painter. Biography. Education. A few years after his commitment to the aeronaval in Rochefort, Even was deployed for the beginning of WWII. Following the demobilization, he joined several religious communities until Monseigneur Lefèbre from Mortain, who is genuinely amazed by his work, convinces him to pursue his artistic vocation. Thus, André Even began his studies at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris and worked alongside Maurice Denis in his workshop. While in Paris, he accepted a number of commissions from cathedrals  and churches destroyed due to the international conflict. The return in Brittany. By 1950, the painter returned to Brittany for a few years. There, he worked on religious commissions, before going back to Paris and focused on more profane subjects such as the urban landscape of Paris and the rural landscape of his childhood in Pont Aven. Twenty years later, he finally settled down in a little Briton village and continued to accept commissions. Influenced by Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh and Charles-François Daubigny, André Even’s body of work is filled with synthetic landscapes. Briton houses, cultivated and  uncultivated fields are components of his canvases that are strictly guided by the golden number, which brings harmony to the entire work. His style can be situated between primitive and contemporary Italian painting. The artist worked repetitively on similar subjects, while altering the hues to create a renewed pictorial experience. Another characteristic of his work is the home-made paint, which is composed of wax and pigments. Exhibitions and collections. Permanent exhibition. Most André Even paintings are preserved to IZART Gallery Pont-Aven (13 rue du Port, 29000 Pont-Aven 02 98 06 43 92) as part of a permanent  exhibition on the painter. Collection. Some paintings by André Even were purchased by the state and the city of Paris and is part of many private collections in France and abroad : Pont- Aven Museum, Museum of Modern Art in Paris, Museum Vatican, Cantini Museum Marseille and Maison de Radio- France.