Franck Prazan
Franck Prazan (born 1966), is a French art-collector and the owner of Applicat-Prazan gallery in Paris.[1] He specialises in School of Paris, a Post-War abstract painting movement, whose main artists include Jean-Michel Atlan, Pierre Soulages, Serge Poliakoff, Nicolas de Staël.
The Applicat-Prazan gallery regularly attends international modern art fairs, such as Tefaf Maastricht, Art Basel Hong Kong, Tefaf New York Spring, Art Basel Basel, Frieze Masters, FIAC, Art Basel Miami Beach.
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Biography
Franck Prazan graduated from European Business School.[2] He then occupied managerial positions at Dior Couture, Cartier International and Philippe Charriol.[3]
In 1996, he joined Christie's France as Managing Director. As such, he oversaw its development from a simple representative office to a fully fledged auction house, moving the company to the Avenue Matignon in Paris.[4]
He succeeded his father, Bernard Prazan, in 2004 and has been running the gallery since then. In 2010, the gallery opened a second site on the Right Bank at 14 avenue Matignon.[5]
In 2017, Franck Prazan is appointed to TEFAF's board of trustees.
Exhibitions
- 2006 : Schneider, Œuvres majeures autour d’un tableau d’exception
- 2007 : Mes années 50, Collection Alain Delon[6]
- 2007 : Présence, silences, hommage à Geer van Velde
- 2008 : Serge Poliakoff
- 2008 : Jean-Michel Atlan
- 2009 : Dialogues l Autour de Pierre Soulages[7]
- 2010 : Jean-Michel Atlan, les détrempes
- 2010 : Jean-Pierre Pincemin
- 2010 : Panorama Jean Fautrier
- 2011 : 14 Matignon, Exposition inaugurale[8]
- 2012 : André Masson
- 2012 : Alfred Manessier, Tours, Favellas et autres œuvres monumentales
- 2013 : Maurice Estève, works on paper
- 2013 : Serge Poliakoff
- 2014 : Georges Mathieu
- 2015 : Maurice Estève, Paintings
- 2016 : Zoran Music
References
- ^ Balthazar Magazine, Mars-Avril 2008, Franck Prazan, l'homme sérieux
- ^ L'Œil - No. 565 - Janvier 2005, Bernard et Franck Prazan : le retour du fils prodigue
- ^ L'Œil - No. 565 - Janvier 2005, Bernard et Franck Prazan : le retour du fils prodigue
- ^ Toutelaculture.com, Le salon du dessin a 20 ans, article de Amelie Blaustein Niddam, 30 mars 2011.
- ^ Franck Prazan, Paris reste une école, Le Figaro/Beaux-Arts -Le guide de l'Art 2011
- ^ Les œuvres d'Alain Delon, Expo : "Mes années 50", le Figaro Magazine, 12 mai 2007
- ^ Google Books
- ^ l'Officiel, galeries et musées
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