Bleu, Claude Gilli — 2002 · Lithograph, signed and numbered · 90 copies · 55 x 75 cm. Claude Gilli (1938-2015) was a French painter and sculptor, born on 15…
Claude Gilli (1938-2015) was a French painter and sculptor, born on 15 September 1938 in Nice, into a family of Niçois origins dating back to the 15th century. He died on 28 June 2015 in Nice. He entered the École des Arts décoratifs de Nice in 1955, at the age of 16, where he came across Danièle Giraudy, future curator of the Musée Picasso d'Antibes Claude Gilli. In 1957 he met Albert Chubac and organised his first exhibition, "Peintres de vingt ans", at the Galerie Longchamp in Nice alongside Martial Raysse. Gilli is considered one of the principal founders of the École de Nice and, with Martial Raysse, one of the only genuine French pop artists. He worked closely with artists such as Albert Chubac, Ben, Arman, César, Farhi and Venet, and produced several works of "l'aliment blanc" with Robert Malaval.
