Gilles Sacksick
Gilles Sacksick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1942 Paris, German-occupied France |
| Died | 13 October 2025 (aged 83) |
| Occupations | Painter Lithographer |
Gilles Sacksick (French: [ʒil saksik]; 31 August 1942 – 13 October 2025) was a French painter, engraver and lithographer.[1]
Life and career
Born in Paris on 31 August 1942, Sacksick took a particular interest in lithography from a young age, starting work in an intaglio store.[2] In 1967, he exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Dominique Halévy in Paris.[3] He dedicated much of his early career to painting, staying at the Casa de Velázquez in Madrid from 1979 to 1981.[2] His artistic themes explored landscapes, still life, and animals.[4][5] He was influenced by the masters of the Spanish Golden Age, particularly Francisco de Zurbarán.[2]
Sacksick was described by art historian Aude de Kerros as one of the primary influences of the modern classic movement.[6] In 2005, he founded the "Litho-Lissac" bookstore alongside Bruno Mielvaque, which focused on lithography and artistic books.[7] The Bibliothèque nationale de France conserved some of his stamps in their archives.[8]
Gilles Sacksick died on 13 October 2025, at the age of 83.[9]
References
- ^ "Gilles SACKSICK". Pompes Funèbres Jean-Rémy BAYLE (in French).
- ^ a b c "Gilles Sacksick". Musées de Midi-Pyrénées (in French). Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Sacksick : «Je n'ai pas de souvenir sans la peinture»". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Vayrac. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Lades, Gilles (2010). Les Vergers de la Vicomté (in French). Tertium éditions. ISBN 9782368482162.
- ^ Kraut, Gary Lee (1 January 2015). "Street Art: Gilles Sacksick, the Animal Painter... and Artist". France Revisited. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ de Kerros, Aude (2013). L'art caché: les dissidents de l'art contemporain (in French). Paris: Éditions Eyrolles. p. 270. ISBN 9782212557831. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Sacksick, Gilles". Oxford Art Online.
- ^ "Gilles Sacksick 1942 estampe". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
- ^ "Monsieur Gilles, François SACKSICK". Simplifia (in French).