Claude Stassart-Springer's Pastel Drawings 1977-1994 at Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre

Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre in Paris showcases an exhibition featuring Claude Stassart-Springer's pastel artworks created between 1977 and 1994, which will be on display until December 21, 2024. Born in Auxerre in 1944, Stassart-Springer trained in Beaune, Dijon, and Paris before moving to Vézelay in 1966. Her large-scale pastels portray fragmented human forms, employing dry pastel in a unique way. Among the highlights is a triptych from 1993-94, measuring 160 x 360 cm. Stassart-Springer's art connects with figures like Alina Szapocznikow and Lucian Freud, echoing the thoughts of Georges Bataille. Critic Jacques Pimpaneau remarked on the tension in her pieces in 1977. Since 1994, she has co-managed Éditions de la Goulotte with Jean-Marie Queneau. A free event is scheduled for December 5, 2024, at the gallery.