ANDRÉ HAMBOURG AND THE QUEST FOR LIGHT
André Hambourg (1909-1999) crossed the twentieth century by casting a glance without complacency but full of empathy 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 that he travels after winning the Abd-el-Tiff Prize in 1933, the exhibition takes the visitor to the discovery of the universe of the artist. If the war period brings us back to the dark and dense hues of his youth, the meeting in 1948 of the one who will become his wife transforms his compositions. The 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.