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Niquille's work. It shows a portrait of Armand Niquille, inspired by one of his self-portraits painted in 1954, and a quotation from the artist, taken from his book "Le veilleur de solitude". A nameplate donated by the City of Fribourg also marks the location of the Esplanade Armand-Niquille, on the low wall overlooking the Bourg, at the top of the Escaliers du Collège and next to the courtyard of the Collège Saint-Michel.
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On 24 September 2022, in the presence of the authorities of the City and State of
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paintings depict daily reality, namely landscapes, in particular views of
Fribourg. These representations of the city, lyrical and colourful in his early paintings, take in later works a decluttered aspect tending toward fantasticism and searching for a geometric absolute which reveals the contrasts
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paintings, depict mystical allegories, personal reflection on the mysteries of Faith, occasionally inspired by
Christian literature. These canvases approach abstraction and often have commentaries by the painter written on their back, which are part of the works themselves. Along with these two
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In spite of his discreet and humble character (some paintings are signed Nihil, ‘nothing’), Armand
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Being an admirer of the art of the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance, Armand Niquille used old painting techniques such as tempera. He also attached a particular importance to the laws of composition and to the rigorous organization of space, using the traditional
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categories are portraits and self-portraits, as well as some 75 still lifes. The latter have an intermediary status: halfway between daytime and nocturnal painting. In them the artist seeks to
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From 1929 until his death the same preoccupation ran through
Niquille's artistic creation, ‘a double path’ which lead critics to study his work by subjects rather than by periods.
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