Through the years, Renée Théobald has developed a style which is uniquely personal. Her paintings reveal the confidence of stroke that only years of patient evolution, from hard work and study, can produce. Although the paintings are masterfully constructed, they are void of rigidity. The spontaneity with which she paints and her rich and varied palette, produce not only the image of the subject but its very essence. Renée’s joy of living, balanced with a deep inner serenity has become an intricate part of each canvas. She is extremely well traveled which adds to her vast array of subjects. The viewer is always acutely aware of her sensitivity to her surroundings and her ability to express her insights. Her art is a true reflection of the woman herself.
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Biographical Information
Born
Paris, France
Studies
Sorbonne and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Collections and Museums
City of Paris (3 paintings)
City of London
Bougie (Algeria)
Saint-Maur (France)
Ovar (Portugal)
Museum of San Francisco
Individual Exhibitions
1951 Paris- Galerie Cardo Matignon
1952-1954-1956 Paris, Metz, Strasbourg, Lille, Mons
1962 Paris, Brussels
1963 De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
1964 New York
1965 Brussels, New York, Dallas, Washington
1968 New York
1969 Brussels, Dallas, Washington
1970 Palm Beach, Houston
1971 Brussels, San Francisco
1972 Washington, Dallas
1973 New York, Paris, Brussels
1975 Helsinki, Dallas, Brussels
1976 Stockholm
1977 Brussels
1978 Stockholm, Dallas
1979 Brussels
1980 Palm beach, Stockholm
1981 Dallas, Tokyo
1982 Palm Beach, Stockholm
1983 Houston (Phillips-Flynt Galleries)
1984 Palm Beach
1985 Dallas
1986 Tokyo
1987 Houston
1990 Palm Beach
1983-1998 Houston, Palm Beach, Tokyo, Dallas
1993 First Houston Exhibition under Nolan-Rankin Galleries
Group Shows and Special Exhibitions
1954-1955-1958 Salon des Jeunes Peintres, Catalogue
Museum of Modern Art: Selection of the Pacquement Prize
1967 “Les Peintres Temoins de leur Temps”, Musée Galleria, Paris
Europeinture Group in Frankfurt, Germany
“Les Artiste Français” Montreal, Quebec
1971 Tapestry design: Chartres
1972 Guilhall Art Gallery, London
1973 1974 “Les Peintres Temoins de leur Temps” Japan
1975 First exhibition of French Art at the Museum of Fine Art of Kuwait
First contemporary French Art Exhibition in U.S.S.R. - Moscow, Pouchkine
1975 Museum, November
1975 Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, December
Museum of Sceaux: Grand Prize of the Ile de France
Museum Cantini: Grand Prize of the City of Marseille
1994 Selection of French Painters invited to exhibit in China; Beijing and Shangai
1998 “Five French Painters” Newman-Saunders Galleries, Wayne PA
1998 “Ecole de Paris - 50 Years” University Museum, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Salons
Salon d’Automne
Salon de la Sociéte Natonale des Beaux-Arts
Salon des Independants
1979 Salon de Courbevoie
Salon de la Marine; Museum of the Marine, Palais du Trocadero
Comparaisons
Terres Latines
Awards
1956 Art Scholarship - City of Paris
1953 First Prize for Landscape, Deauville International Competition
1957 First Prize for Composition, Cannes International Competition
1962 First Prize of the Sociéte des Amateurs d’Art et Collectionneurs
Mdaille de Vermeil Arts Sciences Lettres
Silver medal du Grand Prix of the City of Tours
1984 Silver medal, Salon des Artistes Français
Médaille à Châlons -sur-Marne