articles/Dark works bright future — theartnewspaper.com

Soulages, the “painter of black”, donated more than 500 works to the museum founded in his name The chief curator of a new museum dedicated to the life and work of the 94-year-old French artist Pierre Soulages says he plans to team up with private collectors to help fill gaps in the institution’s holdings. The Musée Soulages, which opened this week in Rodez, the artist’s birthplace in southern France, houses more than 500 works donated by the “painter of black” in 2005 and 2012.

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