Voices on André Evard
Octave Matthey, Swiss painter, 1925
“… It is my conviction that you are breaking completely new ground in your development … .“
Das Werk, Issue 4, 1927
“… André Evrad has strayed forward, right to the top, perhaps without being aware of it. He had gone the way of a loner, without it occurring to him that he already had a few years’ head start on his contemporaries … .“
J.M. Nussbaum, art critic, 1951
“… Few painters work like André Evard in almost total isolation and produce such an extraordinarily well-composed, intellectually interwoven oeuvre for almost half a century … .“
“… As a spirit open to everything, Evard is a phenomenon of painterly culture … .“
Charles Garibaldi, Marseille, art historian, 1972
“… André Evard should definitely be given the place he deserves through exhibitions. Believe me, this place is significant … .“
Albert Gos, art historian, 1973
“… The characteristic of Evard, i.e. the high level of his very own and unique painting, is difficult to grasp for those who start from a material and, in particular, conventional conception … .“
ART 3/73
“… André Evard can be described as one of the first Swiss Expressionists in the non-figurative field … .“
Leonard Hutton, New York, Leonard Hutton Galleries, 1977
“… André Evard’s future is only just beginning. I am very impressed by the work of this painter, who has gone through an independent development … .“
Henry Drake, New York, art collector, 1977
“… Evard was years ahead of his time … .“
Südwestfunk, Baden-Baden, Schmidt Wulffen, October 1981
“… in order to get a full picture of concrete painting, one must know Evard … .“
Prof. H.K. Schlegel, Stuttgart 02.10.1981
“In 1908 he was already making his first collages, and here we must state that he was not an imitator, but was among the first to initiate the search for pictorial means and fought for a new direction in viewing.”