Martin Barré

Martin Barré (1924, 1993) was a French abstract painter known for his systematic exploration of line, mark-making, and pictorial space. His work evolved through distinct series, from gestural spray-painted arrows and lines in the 1960s to precisely measured geometric compositions in the 1970s and 1980s. He is considered a key figure in post-war French abstraction, closely associated with the critical discourse around painting's self-referential possibilities.