James Coignard (1925-2008) - Ohne Titel

James Coignard (born 15 September 1925 in Tours; died 7 March 2008 in Antibes) was a French painter and graphic artist. He was regarded as a master of carborundum printmaking.

James Coignard had already, as a child, a great affinity for painting. In 1948. At the age of 23 he decided to become an artist and enrolled at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Nice. In the very next year he already exhibited together with his fellow artist Marchand des Raux at the Musée Îsle de France in St Jean Cap Ferrat. Influences on his artistic development at that time included contact with Henri Matisse, and later with Georges Braque and Marc Chagall. The latter especially influenced him in his use of color. In the late 1950s, contact with a number of Spanish artists, as well as his engagement with Catalan sculptures and frescoes, were decisive for his artistic development.

In the late 1960s Coignard began working with the carborundum technique, of which he is today considered a master.

Since the 1960s, James Coignard has exhibited in a large number of galleries and museums. Among the public collections in which he is represented are, among others, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York as well as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California.