Gérard le Gentil has always had a passion for artistic expression, whether it be, of course, for painting, but also for theater, poetry and music…
At the age of fifteen, he painted his first works, drawing inspiration from the great masters he so admires such as Turner, Monet, Van Gogh, Derain…
During his adolescence and his studies, he frequently visited the hill of Montmartre, which was the paradise of Gen Paul, Utrillo and many others. He started learning pictorial art in the different studios of painter friends. From his many encounters, studio classes, lectures on art history and on works dealing with different techniques, he discovered the pleasures of composition and of color harmony.
In 1965, Gérard le Gentil began exhibiting at the Gallery of Parnasse in Paris. His works have been successively exhibited in Paris, then in Angers, Alençon, Nantes, Saint-Emilion, Cahors, Biarritz, Montélimar, Saint-Paul de Vence, among others,...
Gérard le Gentil also exhibits his work abroad, namely in the USA, Switzerland, and Belgium...
During the last years :
Group
Exhibitions
- ▪ Deauville, France Congress Center with Mick Micheyl,
- ▪ Paris, France, Train Bleu Landmark dining room with Michel-Henry,
- ▪ Millau, France, Franco-Japanese Festival,
- ▪ Touraine, France International Exhibition of Artistic Movements,
- ▪ Hong-Kong Exhibition “Vision of European Work”,
- ▪ Barbizon, France Auction sale for the benefit of the Rotary Club,
- ▪ Séoul, South Korea International Exhibition,
- ▪ Morbihan, France Gallery du Domaine de Rochevilaine,
- ▪ Roseneau, France Artistic Encounters,
- ▪ Paris, France Gallery Colette Dubois,
- ▪ Paris, France Gallery Tatiana Tournemine with
- Alain Bonnefoit et Jordi Bonás,
- ▪ La Baule, France Gallery Art Comparison,
- ▪ Clamart, France Exhibition Prestige 2000,
- ▪ Saint-Paul de Vence, Mougins, France Gallery Christian Neel,
- ▪ Cannes, France Gallery du Gray d’Albion,
- ▪ Asnières, France Guest of Honor at the exhibition “Art on Stage”
- with Michel Jouenne,
- ▪ Chaumont, France Exhibition for the 100th anniversary of the Society
- of Fine Arts in the Jesuit Chapel,
- ▪ Paris, France Exhibition Comparison,
- ▪ London, Great Britain ”The Gallery” in London with Paul Ambille and
- Alain Bonnefoit,
- ▪ Parc de Versailles, France Wood sculptures from the 1999 storm
- by Erik Schaix in the Orangerie,
- ▪ Montreux, Switzerland “The Gallery”,
- ▪ Bailly, France Guest of Honor,
- ▪ Théoule sur mer, France Miramar Beach Hotel,
- ▪ Calvi, France President of the 10th Annual Meeting
- of Contemporary Art,
- ▪ Shanghaï, China. Shanghaï EQ (Culture-Art-Company),
- ▪ St-Germain en Laye, France Second price of painting
- at “Germain-en-Laye Art exhibition”,
- ▪ Paris, France Exhibition Salon Comparaison, Grand Palais,
- ▪ Ribemont sur Ancre, France Guest of Honor of the Art exhibition.
Individual Exhibitions
- ▪ Solesmes, France Art Gallery of the Grand Hôtel,
- ▪ Vaucresson, France Cultural Center,
- ▪ Paris, France Lucas-Carton Circle,
- ▪ Bruxelles, Belgium Gallery Présence, Brussels,
- ▪ Honfleur, France Gallery des Sirènes,
- ▪ Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium Gallery Présence,
- ▪ Paris, France Gallery Etienne Sassi, Avenue Matignon,
- ▪ Houston, U.S.A. Nolan-Rankin Gallery,
- ▪ Paris, France Gallery Mouvances,
- ▪ Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland Grand Hôtel du Golf,
- ▪ St-Germain-en-Laye, France Gallery Clément,
- ▪ Ormesson, France Retrospective, Cultural Center,
- ▪ Cantal, France Château de Vixouze,
- ▪ Paris, France Gallery d’ES,
- ▪ Nantes, France Gallery Véronèse,
- ▪ Nice, France Gallery Clément.
- ▪ Chablis, France Exhibition in the wine cellar of Daniel Defaix
- Chablis’s produceur,
- ▪ Miami, U.S.A. SABA Gallery,
- ▪ Rajasthan, India Haveli Cultural Centre,
- ▪ Billiers (Brittany), France Exhibition "9ème printemps
- du Domaine de Rochevilaine",
- ▪ Paris, France Galerie Alexandre Léadouze,
- ▪ Brest, France Crédit Mutuel de Bretagne, headquarter,
- ▪ Paris, France Galerie Artistes en lumière,
- ▪ Paris, France Galerie Artistes en lumière, with
- Jacques Charrier,
- ▪ Chavagne, France Guest of Honor, Spring Exhibition,
- ▪ Cannes, France Galerie Vicieli,
- ▪ Paris, France Galerie Vicieli, with Michèle Morgan,
- ▪ Saint-Tropez, France Galerie d’AS, la Môle.
Honors and awards
- ▪ Member of the European Foundation and the Commission of the Sciences, Arts and Literature,
Grand Officer in the Order of the Star of Europe,
- ▪ Winner of the “Grand Prix“ of European Prestige, “Palmes d’Or“ with regard to the Arts,
- ▪ Member of the European Academy of Arts, France,
- ▪ High Silver-gilt medal of Académie “Arts-Sciences-Lettres", France,
- ▪ Silver-gilt medal (award of the Orangerie of the Garden of Luxemburg)
and diploma of honor for Free style poetry,
- ▪ Member of the International Academy “Greci-Marino” with the ranking of knight,
- ▪ Full member of the Taylor Foundation,
- ▪ Full member of the Annual Exhibition of French Artists,
- ▪ Full member of the Annual Autumn Exhibition,
- ▪ Medal of the City of Asnières (suburb of Paris), Guest of honor.of “Arts sur Scènes” Exhibition,
- ▪ Medal of the City of Calvi (Corsica) City, President of Contemporary Art Meeting.
French Television
- ▪ Channel 5, “John’s Children” interview,
- ▪ Channel France 2, “Tea or Coffee”.
Edition
- ▪ "Vagabondages", (Wanderings), ERG éditions, third quarter 2006.
Book of 216 pages in the size of 24 x 32 cm. It contains more than 150 paintings and illustrations.