Roger Edgar Gillet was born on July 10 1924 in Paris,  France and died  on Oct 2 2004 in Saint-Suliac.

He took classes in the L 'ecole de Boulle from 1939 until 1944 and became an interior and theatre decorator at first.

Gave Lessons at the  l'Académie Jullian from 1946 untill 1948.

Gillet worked from the early fifties in a tachistes style following  Mathieu, Bryen ou Riopelle. Later he turned to a more expressionistic way of painting.

He won the American Catherwood  prise in 1955 and had his first solo exhibition in 1953.

Mentioned in the Bénézit 1976 and the Vollmer 1953-1962. His work is found in many museums all over the world.

International Shows:

1987 Rétrospective au CNAP  Paris
1990 Rétrospective Museum of art Oklahoma University
1990 Rétrospective Centre culturel de Scotland, Arizona

To the  collection of Gillet on-line sale and on Rogerarts.com