Philippe

Roman

Biography

1927-1999

1927

Born 11 October, Saint-Sauveur. His mother died two weeks thereafter.

1953

In Beirut, he encountered the poet Théo Léger, who would later introduce him to the Jouve family during the winter months. This was followed shortly by his encounter with Balthus.

1954

His first stay in Sils-Maria coincided with the beginning of an analysis with Blanche Reverchon.

1955

He grew close to Pierre Jean Jouve and regularly spent the summers in Sils-Maria with the poet and his wife.

1960

Encounter with Raymond Mason and Josef Šíma.

1962

Encounter with Véronique Jordan.

1963

Marriage and the birth of their son Emmanuel, whose godfather was Pierre Jean Jouve.

1965

He turned entirely to painting after the near-total destruction of his earlier work.

1972

Death of Blanche Reverchon.

1974

Death of Pierre Jean Jouve.

1999

Died in Paris.

Exhibitions

2010

Galerie Ditesheim, Neuchâtel. Catalogue. Préface d’Odile Bombarde
Parution d’une monographie avec textes de: Odile Bombarde, Emmanuel Boncenne, Martine Broda,Jean Clair, Raymond Mason, Philippe Roman, et Sam Szafran. Editions Gourcuff Gradenigo, Montreuil

2007

Exposition collective ‘Paysage’, Pont- l’Evêque

1999

Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris. Catalogue, préface de Jean Clair.

1996

Galerie Jacques Elbaz, Paris. Dix-neufs oeuvres exposées. Catalogue, préface de Jean Clair.

1984

Galerie Briance, Paris. Quatorze oeuvres exposées. Catalogue

1979

Palais des Beaux- Arts, ‘Nouvelle Subjectivité’, Bruxelles, avec: R.B.Kitaj,J.Dine, S.Szafran, A. Lopez-Garcia, R.Mason, D. Hochney, R. Guinan, J. Ornter, F. Barbâtre.

1976

Fondation Rotschild, ‘Nouvelle Subjectivité’, Paris

1974

‘Le désespoir du peintre’, Jouy-en-Joyas