Famous French painter Pierre Soulages dies at 102
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 06:00 | 26 October 2022
- Modified Date: 06:00 | 26 October 2022
Pierre Soulages, the French painter who came to fame with his works reflecting on the shades and forms of black, has died at age 102, the museum dedicated to the artist in his hometown of Rodez, southwestern France, told Reuters on Wednesday.
Born in 1919, Soulages died on Tuesday evening in a hospital in Nimes, Benoît Decron, the head of the Soulages museum said.