Andre Brasilier was bor n into a highly artistic family in Saumur, in Anjou (Maineet-Loire), France. Throughout his career of over half a century, he strove to establish a distinctive personal style through explorations and experiments in abstract painting and expressionism. Horses, nature, music and women are all subjects he often portrayed. Musical rhythms, movements, chapters and chords have all exerted profound influences on his artistic creation. In 1949, Brasilier entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He won the Florence Blumenthal Price in 1952, and the Prix de Rome of painting in 1953. The following year, Brasilier moved to Villa Médicis to study in the French Academy in Rome. In 1960, he won the Villeneuve-sur-Lot Award. In 1988, he received the Médaille de Vermeil distinction granted by the Ville de Paris. Brasilier’s artworks have been widely exhibited around the world since 1959. Brasilier is a gifted artist in many aspects. In addition to easel painting, in 1985 he illustrated stage settings for two plays and designed the performers’ costumes; later on, in 1987, he undertook the creation of mosaic murals.