Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earned a Master’s in Urban Design from Harvard. After founding his architectural firm in 1980, he built a prestigious reputation, working on landmark projects such as the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial Restoration, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Decorative Arts Galleries, and high-end hotels like the Carlyle in New York and Claridge’s in London. His many high profile clients included the likes of Bill Gates and Calvin Klein.
While best known for these projects, Despont was a no less accomplished visual artist. His enthusiasms were myriad, and his work focused on an almost incredible range of subjects, including but not limited to entymology, ichthyology, anthopology, history, and astronomy. The very smallest of earth's creatures, like insects, captivated him no less than the universe’s very largest—planetary bodies and the cosmos. All of his work was informed by an unrivaled art-historical expertise, lead by a wholly unique imagination, and driven by an omniverous curiousity for life and the very nature of existence.
A Knight of the French Legion of Honor and an Interior Design Hall of Fame inductee, Despont also authored design books. He exhibited his paintings and sculptures globally, notably at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, London, and Monaco.
Large-scale Painting of a Planet by Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his painting practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of the...
Paint, Wood
Large-scale Painting of a Planet by Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his painting practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of the...
Wood, Paint
Large-scale Painting of a Planet by Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his painting practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of the...
Paint, Canvas
NB 07, Large-scale Painting of a Planet by Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his painting practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of the...
Enamel
NB 05, Large-scale Painting of a Planet by Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his painting practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of the...
Enamel
NB 29, Large-scale Painting of a Planet by Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his painting practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of the...
Enamel
Denis Perrollaz Interstellar Painting in Mixed-Media
By Denis Perollaz
Located in Paris, FR
"Interstellar" by Denis Perrollaz : Glycero paint, liquid tqr and resine on an old steel traffic sign. 2013, signed by the artist. "Certificate of Aut...
Steel
Paul Manes - Untitled Globe, Painting 1989
By Paul Manes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Paul Manes was born May 4, 1948, in Austin, Texas. He began his professional career in New York City in the early 1980s. His art has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and h...
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Abstract Steven Sles Midcentury Oil Painting on Linen
By Steven Sles
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Early Steven Sles oil on linen painting circa 1964. Sles was a mouth painter with very limited use of his hands. He was also a student of Hans Hoffman. This example has a wonderful l...
Linen
Mid-Century Modern Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modern Expressionist oil painting on canvas with several texturing techniques and a fiery hot use of color. Signed in the lower right F. Howard and titled on the back Royal Hunt of t...
Paint
Unknown French Artist, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition, Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Unknown French artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract composition. Mid-20th century. The canvas measures: 90 x 65 cm. The frame measures: 2 cm. Signed. In excellent condition.
Canvas
William Beghin, French Artist, Oil on Board, Abstract Composition, Dated 1997
Located in København, Copenhagen
William Beghin, French artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition. Dated 1997. Visible dimensions: 12.5 x 8 cm. Total dimensions: 29 x 23 cm. The frame measures: 2 cm. In exc...
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