Olivier Debré, a French painter and a major figure in lyrical abstraction, sought to represent the freedom and impermanence of nature and to express deep emotions through painting.

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In 1937, the vision of the famous Guernica of Pablo Picasso makes a deep impression on Olivier Debré. A few years later, he met the master of cubism, who invited him to spend the winter of 1942 in his Parisian studio. During this period, the artist, involved in the resistance of the Maquis, found in art and graphic expression a way to exult in the fear of war. In the 1960s, Debré devoted himself mainly to landscape with a fluid painting marked by thick touches that delimit and create space.

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He thus describes his painting as “fervent abstraction”, symbolizing the emotion felt in front of the landscape. Indeed, his works captivate by their emotional intensity and their ability to communicate with the viewer. In 1989, he created the Iron Curtain of the Hong-Kong Opera for the Louis Vuitton Foundation.
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Since 2008, the Olivier Debré Center for Contemporary Creation is responsible for the transmission and sharing of his work. This center offers visitors an immersion in the artist's universe, thus allowing them to perpetuate his heritage and allow future generations to discover it.