Applicat-Prazan

Applicat-Prazan gallery was established in 1993 on the Left Bank in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris at 16 rue de Seine (75006 Paris, France) under the initiative of Bernard Prazan, a keen art collector.

Logo Applicat-Prazan

Franck Prazan, Bernard Prazan's son and former managing director of Christie's in France, has been running the gallery since 2004.

In 2010 a second location was added on the Right Bank, at 14 avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris.

In 2013, the gallery celebrated its 20th anniversary of its inception with a monographic exhibition dedicated to Serge Poliakoff.[1]

Since its foundation the gallery specializes exclusively in the important post-war European painters and specifically in the most significant artists of this period such as : Jean Dubuffet, Maurice Estève, Jean Fautrier, Hans Hartung, Jean Hélion, Wifredo Lam, Alberto Magnelli, Alfred Manessier, André Masson, Georges Mathieu, Serge Poliakoff, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Pierre Soulages, Nicolas de Staël, Maria Elena Vieira da Silva and Zao Wou-Ki.

Exhibitions

Over the years the gallery has gained a large international recognition, thanks to its monographic or thematic exhibitions, notably:

Events

The gallery regularly participates in the following events:

In 2016, Applicat-Prazan participated in Art Basel Hong Kong for the second time. The gallery showed a majority of works by Zao Wou-Ki.[5][6]

In 2017, Applicat-Prazan has been selected to sell two paintings on behalf of the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA)[7][8]

Organisations

The gallery is a member of the following organizations:

References
  1. Robert, Martine (13 May 2013). "La galerie Applicat-Prazan célbre son vingtièrme anniversaire". Les Echos.
  2. Les œuvres d'Alain Delon, Expo : "Mes années 50", le Figaro Magazine, 12 mai 2007
  3. Google Books
  4. Thibault, Clement (9 April 2016). "TEFAF, a substantial edition, a gloomy context". AMA.
  5. Luke, Ben (May 2014). "Finger on the pulse". Apollo.
  6. Azimi, Roxana (22 March 2016). "Des collectionneurs de toute l'Asie viennent sur Art BAsel Hong Kong". Le Quotidien de l'Art.
  7. Thibault, Clement (September 2016). "Nouvelle école de Paris et résilience du marché". AMA (October): 26-31.
  8. Malvoisin, Armelle (March 2017). "L'étonnant Monsieur Prazan". Beaux-Arts: 12.
  9. fiche sur le site du syndicat Archived October 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine


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