Sergio de Castro

Biography

(1922-2012)

Sergio de Castro was an Argentine artist who played a key role in the development of abstract art in the 20th century. After spending his early years in Switzerland, he returned to Argentina, where he studied art under Joaquín Torres García, a major figure in constructivism. From the 1940s, de Castro moved to Paris, immersing himself in European modern movements and, in particular, drawing influence from Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, ultimately becoming a prominent figure on the Parisian art scene.

He participated in significant international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale in 1980, representing Argentina. During the 1950s and 1960s, he also created monumental works, such as stained glass pieces for churches, including The Creation of the World for the Benedictine Monastery in Caen and The Redemption for the Dietrich
Bonhoeffer Lutheran Church in Hamburg. These creations reflect his interest in merging geometric abstraction with figurative elements, imbuing his works with a spiritual and symbolic dimension.

Sergio de Castro was celebrated for his influence in the art world and was named an Officer of Arts and Letters in 1997. His career, distinguished by his exploration of geometric abstraction, printmaking, and stained glass, solidifies him as an important figure in contemporary art.

Exhibitions selected

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2015 Le vitrail contemporain de 1945 à nos jours, Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, France
2014 Exote : Esthétiques du divers, Centre Culturel L'École des Filles, Galerie Françoise Livinec, Huelgoat,
France
2012 Pierre qui roule, Centre d'art de l'École des filles – direction Françoise Livinec, Huelgoat, France
2010 Francine Del Pierre et Sergio de Castro, Atelier Francine Del Pierre et Fance Franck, Paris, France
2008-09
50 ans de vitrail autour de Sergio de Castro, Saint-Lô, Normandy, France
2002 Torres-Garcia et ses disciples, Galerie Ileana Bouboulis, Paris, France
1996 Trente ans de la Galerie, Galerie Jacob, Paris, France
1995-96
Artistas latinoamericanos en sus estudios, Chac Mool Gallery, Los Angeles, United States
1978 Typographie-Écritues, Maison de la Culture, Rennes, France
F.R.A.C d'Alsace, Strasbourg, France
Idem, Mulhouse, France
Idem, Sélestat, France
1973 XXVIIe Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris, France
Accrochages, Nouvelles Salles, Galerie Jacob, Paris, France
1970 Racolta Pomini, Galeria Il Milione, Milan, Italy
1965 Natures-Mortes, Obere Zaune Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
1963 Artists as Collectors, Leicester Gallery, London, England
1962 The Traitres (Agayo, de Castro, Kalliyannis, Lago), Leicester Gallery, London, England
1960 Art Sacré, Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
1959 Peintres et Sculpteurs Argentins, Comité France-Amérique, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Recent Acquisitions, Art Council, London, England
1958 Aquarelles, Galerie Rive-Gauche, Paris, France
1956 Art Contemporain, Château d'Harcourt, Chauvigny, France
Sélectionnés de la Critique, Galerie Saint-Placide, Paris, France
École de Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, France
1955 Peintres contemporains présentés par René de Soliers, Centre Culturel International, Cerisy-La–Salle,
Normandy, France
Exposition « Découvrir », Galerie Charpentier, Paris, France
École de Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, France
Six peintres (Arnal, Brô, Calmette, de Castro, Dimitrienko, Maryam), Galerie Rive-Gauche, Paris,
France
1953 Prix Buhrle, Galerie Kaganovitch, Paris, France
Dibujos de artistas argentinos, Garcia Bonino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1951 Concours Air France, Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1946 Taller Torres-Garcia, New York, United States
1944 Pintura Uruguaya, Galerie Comte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1942 Taller Torres-Garcia, Ateneo de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay (chaque année jusqu'en 1949)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

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2022 Figures et Lignes, Galerie Diane de Polignac, Paris, France
2010 Œuvres à L'Encre sèche, 2009 – 2010, Atelier Francine Del Pierre et Fance Franck, Paris, France
2009 Lumière est Temps, Atelier Francine Del Pierre et Fance Franck, Paris, France
2008 Sergio de Castro, Château de Gruyères, Switzerland
2006-07
Exposition de la Donation Castro, Saint-Lô, Normandy, France
1998 Sergio de Castro, Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay
1997 Sergio de Castro – Années 87 à 97, Paris La Défense, Atochem, France
1995 Sergio de Castro – Ateliers et Fleurs 1992-1994, Galerie Galarté, Paris, France
1991-92
Donation Castro, Musée Suisse du Vitrail, Romont, Switzerland
1989 Les Ateliers 1958-1969, Galerie des Ambassades, Paris, France
1988 Natures-Mortes 1958-1965, Galerie des Ambassades, Paris, France
1987 Sergio de Castro à Atochem, Paris La Défense, Atochem, France
1980 Sergio de Castro, Association « Syn-Art », Paris, France
1979 Sergio de Castro, Galerie Valmay, Paris, France
1975-76
Sergio de Castro, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Caen, France (68 works from 1956 to 1966)
1975 Castro, Kunsthalle, Bremen, Germany (91 works from 1965 to 1975)
Castro, Berlin Tempelhof, Kunstamt, Germany (Berlin Festival)
1972 Landscape of Light, Wildenstein Gallery, London, England
Sergio de Castro, Galerie Jacob, Paris, France
1970 Sergio de Castro, Kunstforening, Oslo, Norway (45 works from 1961 to 1966)
Sergio de Castro, Kunstforening, Copenhagen, Denmark (45 works from 1961 to 1966)
1966 Sergio de Castro, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Fribourg, Switzerland (103 works from 1955 to 1966)
1965 Sergio de Castro, Kunstverein de Hambourg, Germany (110 works from 1955 to 1965)
Sergio de Castro, Kunstverein de Hambourg, Germany
1961 Sergio de Castro, Matthiesen Gallery, London, England
1958 Sergio de Castro, Matthiesen Gallery, London, England
1956 Sergio de Castro, Galerie Rive-Gauche, Paris, France
1954 Sergio de Castro, Galerie Pierre (Pierre Loeb), Paris, France
1952 Sergio de Castro, Galerie Jeanne Castel, Paris, France
Sergio de Castro, Galerie Bonino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1951 Sergio de Castro, Galerie Jeune Peinture, Paris, France
1950 Sergio de Castro, Galerie d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France