Henri Sert

Henri Paul Sert (27 July 1938 – 22 March 1964) was a French and Swedish artist.

He was born in La Réunion, Madagascar. When he was 10 years old, Sert's mother brought him to Paris, where he had received his education at a Jesuit monastery. After being left at the monastery, he would never again see any family member. Sert left the monastery, he then became an apprentice to a French painter called René. As soon as he thought he was competent, Sert parted with his master and tried to earn a living as a professional artist on his own. He was soon seen as a prodigy in the neighborhoods around Montparnasse.

Though known in France, "It was Expressen employee Svante Löfgren who discovered (for Sweden) the then 20-year-old painter in Paris, a young genius, a self-immolating young man who lived to paint." Löfgren had been initially introduced to Sert by the actor Lars Burman. where he had the chance to show his art at different exhibitions in Copenhagen and Oslo. Notable exhibitions included Galleri Danielsson in Borgholm, Galerie Marya in Copenhagen, the Art Association in Oslo However, before his exhibition shows could be arranged and presented problems developed. Sert having little money had begun to exchange his paintings for necessities. "...He did not have enough paintings (for his exhibition), he had exchanged them for clothes, food and new colors (paints)."

Two memorial exhibitions were held in Stockholm in 1964 and in Copenhagen in 1965. In March 2015, an exhibition of Sert's work was held by Åmells in Stockholm.