11 Facts About Henry Villierme

Henry Pierre Villierme was an American Californian painter associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement.

Henry Villierme first rose to prominence with a series of successful exhibitions in the late 1950s.

Henry Villierme served in the United States Army in the Korean War, as a medic on the front line, and he was awarded the Bronze Star by the United States Army in 1951.

Henry Villierme credited his initial interest in art to "working in a paint store and working out interior color schemes".

Henry Villierme credited his time in the Far East, where he was excited by the look of Japan, as well as "the concern for art values" that was part of the Japanese people's way of life.

Henry Villierme graduated from CCAC with a Bachelor's Degree in Painting.

Henry Villierme took several courses at the California School of Fine Arts, where his peers included Robert Downs, Manuel Neri, and Bruce McGaw.

Henry Villierme was invited to display in "The Next Direction", an exhibition sponsored by the Oakland Art Museum and which featured works by McGaw, Park, Bischoff, and Diebenkorn.

Henry Villierme's work is typically realistic, and his most frequent subjects are great rolling landscapes typical of California's Central Valley.

Henry Villierme is known for his portraits and still lifes, which are generally done on smaller, one-square-foot canvases.

Henry Villierme worked from sketches he made on the spot, which he put aside for a month or more before he painted from them.