Applicat-Prazan
Applicat-Prazan gallery was established in 1993 on the Left Bank in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris at 16 rue de Seine under the initiative of Bernard Prazan, a keen art collector.
Franck Prazan, Bernard Prazan's son and former managing director of Christie's in France, has been running the gallery since 2004.
In 2010 a second location was added on the Right Bank, at 14 avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris.
In 2023 on the occasion of its 30th anniversary Applicat-Prazan presented at the second edition of Paris + by Art Basel a Solo Show dedicated to French artist Jean Hélion, bringing together seven paintings of remarkable importance.
Since its foundation the gallery specializes exclusively in the important post-war European painters and specifically in the most significant artists of this period such as : Jean Dubuffet, Maurice Estève, Jean Fautrier, Hans Hartung, Jean Hélion, Wifredo Lam, Alberto Magnelli, Alfred Manessier, André Masson, Georges Mathieu, Serge Poliakoff, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Pierre Soulages, Nicolas de Staël, Maria Elena Vieira da Silva and Zao Wou-Ki.
Exhibitions
Over the years the gallery has gained a large international recognition, thanks to its monographic or thematic exhibitions, notably:- Soulages, major works
- Great painters, small paintings
- The School of Paris of the 50s in the year 2000
- Schneider
- Estève, Freundlich, Poliakoff : Three masters of colours
- Estève, watercolours and charcoal
- Schneider
- Mes années 50, the collection of Alain Delon
- Présence, Silences, homage to Geer van Velde
- Poliakoff
- Atlan
- Dialogues around Pierre Soulages
- Atlan, the distempers
- Pincemin
- Jean Fautrier
- 14 Matignon
- André Masson
- Alfred Manessier, Tours, Favellas and other monumental paintings
- Maurice Estève, works on paper
- Serge Poliakoff, the gallery's 20th anniversary exhibition
- Georges Mathieu
- Maurice Estève, Paintings 1929-1994
- Zoran Music
- Le grand Œil de Michel Tapié
- Justice! 2 chefs-d’œuvre de Roger-Edgar Gillet
- BBB
- Georges Mathieu, Paintings 1951-1962
- Jean Hélion, le Florilège
- Camille Bryen, aux racines de l'informel
- Gérard Schneider
Events
The gallery regularly participates in the following events:- artgenève
- The European [Fine Art Fair|TEFAF Maastricht]
- TEFAF New York Spring
- Art Basel
- Paris + by Art Basel
- Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale
In 2017, Applicat-Prazan has been selected to sell two paintings on behalf of the Museum of Modern Art, New York