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Georges van Haardt (born Jerzy Brodnicki), born in 1907 in Poznan and died in 1980 in Paris, was a French artist of Polish origin. Known for his dark collages and colorful non-figurative works, he developed a mysterious universe often compared to Kandinsky of the 1910s.
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After obtaining a law degree and a doctorate in philosophy, Georges Van Haardt worked as a magistrate from 1933 to 1939. In 1950, he moved to Paris where he devoted himself entirely to art, developing a unique style composed of two types of works: black works, often collages made from dark papers creating organic forms evoking seascapes and caves, and colorful, non-figurative works, where bright colors intertwine with irregular black scratches.
His art, marked by a mysterious and poetic universe, has earned him comparisons to Kandinsky of the 1910s. Georges Van Haardt's last posthumous exhibitions took place at the Jacques Barbier Gallery in 1985 and at the Polish Library in 2009 and 2014, confirming the influence and recognition of his work.
