Henri Sert

Henri Paul Sert (27 July 1938 La Réunion, Madagascar – 22 March 1964 Stockholm, Sweden) was an artist.

The rich and the poor.

Henri Sert
Born(1938-07-27)27 July 1938
La Réunion, France
Died22 March 1964(1964-03-22) (aged 25)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationPainter
Works
The Rich and the Poor (1958)
Baroque (1959)
Meeting (1960)
Woman lying (1964)

When he was 10 years old, Sert's mother brought him to Paris, where he had received his education at a Jesuit monastery.[1] When Sert left the monastery, he then became an apprentice to a French painter called René. As soon as he thought he was competent, Sert got parted with his master and tried to earn a living as a professional artist on his own. He was soon seen as a prodigy in the neighborhoods around Montparnasse. In 1958, He traveled to Sweden[2] where he had the chance to show his art at different exhibitions in Copenhagen and Oslo.

On 22 March 1964, Sert was found dead, probably due to an overdose of sleeping pills.

Two memorial exhibitions were held in Stockholm in 1964 and in Copenhagen in 1965.[3] In March 2015, an exhibition of Sert's work was held by Åmells in Stockholm.

References
  1. http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/konstnarsliv-med-for-tidigt-slut/, Lena Eile and Hugo Lindkvist, "Konstnärsliv med för tidigt slut", DN, 2015-03-24 12:46
  2. http://www.mondayrelations.se/monday/?pid=158, "Henri Sert i uppmärksammad utställning", Monday, 2015-03-18
  3. Engelhardt, Carina. Henri Sert. Åmells Art Books, 2015. ISBN 978-91-981924-2-1
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