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organizes an exhibition in her famous gallery and Henry-Pierre Roché writes the preface of the catalogue. Yet, Bitran starts searching for a more personal expression: informal, gestual, architectural, the lyrical abstraction movement with which he would be associated for the next sixty years.
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In 1958, Albert Bitran becomes French citizen, marries Claude Ledoux, moves to a studio, rue des
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Turkey, Bitran’s new theme comes directly from the Mediterranean world. Fascinated by the form of the
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667:"Peindre la peinture" by Frédérique le Graverend, AREA, N°21 Spring 2010.
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