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Château de Vascœuil Honors Pierre-Yves Trémois with Posthumous Exhibition

exhibition · 2026-05-21

The Château de Vascœuil in Normandy is hosting a tribute to Pierre-Yves Trémois, the French artist who died five years ago. Trémois, a Grand Prix de Rome winner in 1943 and member of the Académie des beaux-arts since 1978, spent a century drawing the human body, bestiaries, and mythologies using burin, etching, and pencil. He was a friend of Dalí and Lévi-Strauss and illustrated works by Saint-John Perse, Bergson, and Anouilh. The exhibition runs until October 4, 2026.

Key facts

  • Pierre-Yves Trémois died five years ago
  • He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1943
  • Elected to the Académie des beaux-arts in 1978
  • He was a friend of Salvador Dalí and Claude Lévi-Strauss
  • He illustrated works by Saint-John Perse, Henri Bergson, and Jean Anouilh
  • The exhibition is at Château de Vascœuil
  • Exhibition runs until October 4, 2026
  • Address: 8 rue Jules Michelet, 27910 Vascœuil

Entities

Artists

  • Pierre-Yves Trémois
  • Salvador Dalí
  • Claude Lévi-Strauss

Institutions

  • Académie des beaux-arts
  • Château de Vascœuil

Locations

  • Vascœuil
  • France

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