André BRECHET (1921-1993) "Abstract composition" Charcoal and grease pencil signed lower right.

André brechet (1921-1993) "abstract composition" charcoal and grease pencil signed lower right. Dimensions at sight: 38 X 61 cm. Total dimensions: 51.5 X 75 cm andré bréchet, born in delémont on october 22, 1921 and died on march 27, 1993 in the same city, is a swiss painter, sculptor and glassmaker. After his schooling, he took painting, sculpture and drawing classes at the kunstgewebeschule in basel, from 1942 to 1944. He traveled a lot and then settled in paris where he was a student of andré lhote (1947-1948) and fernand léger (1949). From 1944, he held numerous sculpture and painting exhibitions in switzerland and abroad. During his french period, he frequented the swiss sculptors alberto giacometti and jean tinguely, the french poet paul fort, the french cubist painter jacques villon and the catholic writer paul claudel. He created numerous stained glass windows for churches in switzerland, the united states and france, and for private individuals. Among his intended works, we can notably mention the remarkable stained glass windows of the chapels of saint-joseph and st-patrick in detroit in the american state of michigan.