Soulagean
Origin
Soulages + -an, from the French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (born 1919). (Possible translation of , an equivalent French adjective in use since at least 1964.)
Full definition of Soulagean
Adjective
Soulagean
- Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (born 1919), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.
- 2005, Brooks Adams, in Pierre Soulages: Outrenoir:Brooks Adams, "Soulages in Relief" (repr. at Pierre-Soulages.com), in Pierre Soulages: Outrenoir (exhib. cat., May 5 through June 11, 2005), New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 2005, ISBN 0-944680-74-7
0944680747 (ISBN 978-0-944680-74-2
9780944680742), p. 6 (facsim. at Google Books). Text intro also used for the exhibition announcement (repr. at Artnet.com).This recent flurry of Soulagean activity will be news to the New York contemporary art world, since he has not had a show there since 1977.
Synonyms
- Soulagesian, Soulagesean (rare in English)
Usage notes
Not to be confused with Soulagian (related to Soulag skimboarding).