Y V E S C R E N N

YVES CRENN

UN AUTRE TEMPS

cover: Premier mouvement 30¾” x 22½” | opposite: Fleurs tombées 39¼” x 31½” | above: Charlotte 22” x 31½”

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© 2015 Yves Crenn

2 | Femme au drapé 39¼” x 31½” Bouquet de roses I 27¾” x 22¼” | 3

4 | Bouquets au carnet bleu 36½” x 31½” Deuxieme mouvement 30¾” x 22½” | 5

6 | Troisieme mouvement 30¾” x 22½” Bouquets blanc 37½” x 31½” | 7

8 | Vache au Val de Saane 31½” x 47¼” Vaches au Val de Saane 16½” x 22½” | 9

10 | Chaise 48¾” x 36½” | 11

Born in 1969 in France, Crenn was encouraged by his family from an early age to explore his passion for drawing. He began painting in 1985 following the tragic death of his brother. In 1990, at the age of 21, Crenn enrolled at Les Beaux Arts de Rouen, where he studied oil painting and drawing for six years. After graduating in 1996, he participated in several group exhibitions throughout France. In 2003, Crenn discovered that by replacing oil paint and dry pastel with a combination of watercolor and pastel he could create unique textural effects, as well as provide smooth color transitions. This quickly became his media of choice as a means of expressing his perception of the world and has made his work unmistakable. Crenn was greatly affected by a visit to Pompeii at a young age where he saw ancient frescoes, architecture and human remains perfectly preserved in the ashes. This influence is still evident in his recent work; his texture and color palette recall classical antiquity. Crenn’s work is characterized by the subtle haze and soft glow he gives to his subjects; his pieces appear to be seen through the fog of memory. His choice of natural, warm colors and classic subjects, such as female nudes, allows his compositions to be quiet yet powerful pieces that are both ageless and emotive. His work has received consistently positive reviews from art journals such as Miroir de l’art, Vernissage, Verso, Pratiques des Arts and Artension. Crenn currently lives and works in Rouen, France.

(b. 1969 Vernon, France)YVES CRENN

12 | Chien bleu 48¾” x 49½” Porcelaine 48¾” x 57½” | 13

14 | Dalmatien de pro�l 31½” x 31½” Dalmatien 31½” x 31½” | 15

16 | Chien au collier rouge I 41¼” x 48¾” Pro�l au collier rouge 48¾” x 49¼” | 17

18 | Chien 41¾” x 54¾” | 19

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2015 Un Autre Temps, Axelle Fine Arts, New York

2015 Winter Group Show, Axelle Fine Arts, New York

2014 Hommage à Daniel Duchoze, Exposition collective, Rouen

2013 Face Cachée, Axelle Fine Arts, Boston

2013 Variations, Axelle Fine Arts, New York

2013 Summer Group Show, Axelle Fine Arts, Boston

2013 Galerie Daniel Duchoze, Rouen

2013 50 ans ,50 peintres: Matmut-Centre d’art contemporain, Saint-Pierre-de- Varengeville, Normandie, France

2013 Lille Art Fair, group show, Galerie Naclil, Lille

2013 Spring Group Show, Axelle Fine Arts, Boston

2013 Winter Group Show, Axelle Fine Arts, New York

2012 Exposition collective, Galerie Daniel Duchoze

2011 Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, New York

2010 Normandie Impressioniste, Hotel de Région, Galerie Daniel Duchoze

2010 Galerie du Fleuve, Paris

2010 Art London, Galerie du Fleuve

2010 La Magie du Pigment, group show, Panorama Museum, Leipzig, Germany

2009 Art Karlsruhe, Galerie du Fleuve, Germany

2008 Galerie Daniel Duchoze, Rouen

2007 Galerie du fleuve, Paris

2006 Expositions collectives ,Galerie Daniel Duchoze

2005 Salon de Mai, Paris

2005 Galerie du Fleuve, group show, Paris

2004 Lille Art Event, Galerie Daniel Duchoze

2004 Galerie Daniel Duchoze, Rouen

2003 Made in Mode, Exposition collective ,Galerie AREA, FRAC Basse-Normandie, Deauville

2000 Dessins, Exposition collective , Galerie Daniel Duchoze, Rouen

1998 Le Printemps de Bresle, Galerie Daniel Duchoze, Rouen

1997 Travaux sur papier, Exposition collective ,Galerie Daniel Duchoze, Rouen

1996 Diplômes 96, Exposition collective, Galerie des Beaux Arts, Rouen

1995 Salon International d’Arts Plastiques ,Valognes, France

1994 Malerei-Graphik-Plastik, Group Show, Braunschweig, Germany

EDUCATION

1990 -1996 Les Beaux Arts de Rouen

YVES CRENN

Chien au collier rouge I 41¼” x 48¾”

20 | Kaki 42¾” x 48¾” above: Tête de cheval 39” x 39” | 21back cover: Un arbre à Hyde Park 31½” x 25”

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