ANDRÉ HAMBOURG AND THE QUEST FOR LIGHT
André Hambourg (1909-1999) crossed the XXth century by placing an uncompromising but empathetic look on his contemporaries. His painting echoes this interest in the world around him. From his Parisian youth where the dark streets seem to have absorbed the light, to the discovery of the Maghreb which he crosses after having won the Abd-el-Tiff prize in 1933, the exhibition leads the visitor to the discovery of the universe of the artist. If the period of the war makes us find the dark and dense hues of his youth, the meeting in 1948 of the one who will become his wife transforms his compositions. Light floods immense skies, from Normandy to Provence.
For the first time since his wife received a very large donation of works from André Hambourg, the City of Deauville pays tribute to him with an exhibition at Point de Vue. Among all the destinations appreciated by the painter, four emblematic regions of his work and the people he met there mark out the visitor's journey: the Paris region, the Maghreb, Provence and Normandy.
Depending on the period, the paintings are adorned with shade or light, but always the painter's brush magnifies them.