Geneviève Asse

Geneviève Asse (Vannes, France, 24 January 1923 – 11 August 2021) was a French painter. She died in August 2021 at the age of 98. She was awarded the Grand-Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour.

Geneviève Asse is one of the most notable abstract French painters of the post-war era. The characteristic shade of blue she created had been called "le bleu Asse".

Collections Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, Horizons, oil on canvas Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Vertical Collage I, oil on canvas Musée d'Arts de Nantes Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris Musée National d'Art Moderne Centre Pompidou Menil Collection, Houston