Robert COMBAS - Untitled, 1991, felt pen drawing

Robert Combas : Born in 1957 Robert Combas is a french artist. He was very active during the 1980's and developed a « new figurative painting », he created what the artist Ben called « Figuration Libre » (free figuration) composed by artists like Rémi Blanchard, François Boisrond and Hervé Di Rosa. In his works Combas broach the themes of violence, society, pain, and sexuality. His inspirations came from popular culture (rock music, images, children books...). Combas' work is exhibited worldwide, especially in Paris (Grand Palais, Maison européenne de la photographie), Cannes, Venice, Seoul, Arles, Bratislava, Milan or Lyon.

Ludwig Museum (Budapest) (Hungary)
CAPC Musée art moderne de Bordeaux (France)
Collection Lambert Avignon (France)
FRAC Alsace (France)
The Agnès B. Collection (France)
Deutsche Bank Art Collection (Germany)
Musée départemental d'art contemporain de Rochechouart (France)
Musée d'art Moderne et contemporain de Nice (MAMAC) (France)
Centre Régional d'Art Contemporain Languedoc Roussillon (France)
Les Abattoirs - FRAC Midi Pyrénées (France)
FRAC Languedoc-Roussillon (France)
Fonds Municipal d'art contemporain de Paris (France)
Musée Régional d'art contemporain Languedoc Roussillon (France)
Artothèque du Limousin + FACLIM (France)
Serithèque (France)
Centre Pompidou - Musée national d'art moderne (France)
Institut culturel Bernard Magrez (France)
ACAPA (Artothèque Angoulême) (France)
Fondation d'entreprise Coffim (France)
Artothèque de Caen (France)
Fundació Stämpfli (Spain)
Centre national des arts plastiques (France)
Gemeentemuseum Helmond (Netherlands)
Musée Paul Valéry (France)
Stella Art Foundation (Russia)
Collection Michel Fedoroff (Monaco)
Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix (France)
Artothèque, Millau (France)
FRAC Rhône-Alpes (France)
Artothèque, Nantes (France)