Nicolas Poliakoff

1899–1976 (age 77)

Biography

Nicolas Poliakoff (1899–1976) painted with bold strokes and a palette that celebrated resilience, sketching both urban vigour and quiet interiors.

His canvases, which balanced abstraction with tenderness, are remembered in the Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise where his spirit remains present.

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