Beaudin, André

(1895-1979)

   painter, engraver, sculptor

   Born in Mennecy, André Beaudin was influenced by cubism after meeting the Spanish artist Juan Gris. Beaudin would then, in his art, deal with a variety of themes in still lives, sleeping figures, horses, birds, plants, rivers, and the bridges of Paris, but in these works, the subject and the human form tend to disappear or are reduced to a group of strong lines, decorative contours, and finely colored areas. He decorated the ceiling of the church of Saint-Jean-Marie-Vianney at Rueil-Malmaison and illustrated the works of various authors (Francis Ponge, Paul Éluard).