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Born in Grasse, France in 1965, Philippe Pasqua is a self-taught painter.

He began painting at a very young age and found his bearings in figuration. A born portraitist. He alternates mediums and mixes drawing on paper, oil painting and sculpture.

Human being is the main focus of his research. His works have a surgical look. The models are analyzed and pared-down, he makes us a part of their intimacy. He plays around with oppositions, his paintings are a provocation. The vulnerable and gigantic, the sacred and the obscene, the visible and the concealed are his themes for painting. The tension is tangible and belongs to the artist, but not without remembering the works of Bacon.

Philippe Pasqua tackles various subversive subjects, with a desire to highlight the stigma in our society and confront them through our look. For this, he portrays sex workers, disabled people, trans folks— all people who are completely neglected in our society. The body and face of the people are marked with a certain visual violence, creating an aesthetic shock.

By disclosing what is usually repressed, Philippe Pasqua creates tension and shows the differences. He makes portraits on gigantic formats, turning the eye almost forcefully. His characters are imposing and strong, expression is more important than aesthetic. Color squirts on canvases underline the contrast between the tough and the refined.

One can feel the first references in the artist's dark work. Fascinated by fetishes and voodoo, we can catch a glimpse of these hints in his enigmatic figures. Today, he has a passion for vanities paintings, he collects them and makes them a part of his art.

Find this artist and many more in our collection of works by Somber Portrait Painters.


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Sculpture, Vanité (crâne aux paillons), Philippe Pasqua

Vanité (crâne aux paillons)

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

£22,256

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 3.9 inch

£3,116

Print, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Print - 60 x 48.5 x 1 inch

£15,400

Photography, Vanité tatouée - rouge, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité tatouée - rouge

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

£16,025

Fine Art Drawings, Grande vanité aux papillons, Philippe Pasqua

Grande vanité aux papillons

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch

£24,927

Sculpture, Olivier en bronze, Philippe Pasqua

Olivier en bronze

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 31.5 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

£22,256

Sculpture, Coupelle de vanités, Philippe Pasqua

Coupelle de vanités

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 11 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch

£22,256

Painting, Vanité tatouée - bleue, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité tatouée - bleue

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£9,793

Painting, Rade, Philippe Pasqua

Rade

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 129.9 x 86.6 x 3.9 inch

£106,830

Painting, Visage, Philippe Pasqua

Visage

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£14,600

Photography, Crâne, Philippe Pasqua

Crâne

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

£22,256

Sculpture, Vanité (Crâne aux papillons), Philippe Pasqua

Vanité (Crâne aux papillons)

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 7.9 inch

£22,256

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£4,451

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£4,451

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£2,671

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£2,671

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£4,451

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£4,451

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

£8,012

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£4,451

Sculpture, Golgotha, Philippe Pasqua

Golgotha

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 63 x 39.4 x 31.5 inch

£34,720

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

£8,012

Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 78.7 x 86.6 x 5.9 inch

£48,964

Painting, Portrait 2, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait 2

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 inch

£8,457

Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£4,896

Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 3.1 inch

£15,579

Painting, Étude, Philippe Pasqua

Étude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 3.9 inch

£16,915

Painting, Extase, Philippe Pasqua

Extase

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch

£5,252 £4,727

Painting, Étude 5, Philippe Pasqua

Étude 5

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 3.9 inch

£24,482

Sculpture, Golgotha, Philippe Pasqua

Golgotha

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 63 x 39.4 x 31.5 inch

£34,720

Painting, Vanité aux papillons rouges, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité aux papillons rouges

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 51.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

£9,704

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

£12,731

Painting, Visage Irina Gros Plan, Philippe Pasqua

Visage Irina Gros Plan

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 82.7 x 63 x 3.9 inch

£53,860

Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£2,849

Photography, Vanité Gainée De Cuir Tatouée IV, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité Gainée De Cuir Tatouée IV

Philippe Pasqua

Photography - 47.2 x 36.2 inch

£8,903

Painting, Nu au fauteuil bleu, Philippe Pasqua

Nu au fauteuil bleu

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£9,793

Fine Art Drawings, Anne, Philippe Pasqua

Anne

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 94.5 x 59.1 x 3.9 inch

£15,134

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£2,671

Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 15.9 x 14.4 inch

£2,938 £2,644

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£4,451

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£2,671

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

£4,451

Painting, Mona impudique, Philippe Pasqua

Mona impudique

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£2,039

Painting, Nu au Fauteuil, Philippe Pasqua

Nu au Fauteuil

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

£4,896 £4,407

Painting, Anne, Philippe Pasqua

Anne

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 2.4 inch

£22,256

Painting, Nu, Philippe Pasqua

Nu

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

£3,383

Painting, Arno, Philippe Pasqua

Arno

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Etude, Philippe Pasqua

Etude

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Painting, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 86.6 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

Sold

Painting, Portrait, Philippe Pasqua

Portrait

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Painting, Grand Crâne, Philippe Pasqua

Grand Crâne

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch

Sold

Painting, Visage I, Philippe Pasqua

Visage I

Philippe Pasqua

Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

Sold

Sculpture, Vanité, Philippe Pasqua

Vanité

Philippe Pasqua

Sculpture - 23.6 x 15.7 x 19.7 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Philippe Pasqua

Sans titre

Philippe Pasqua

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

Sold

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Who is the artist?

Born in Grasse, France in 1965, Philippe Pasqua is a self-taught painter.

He began painting at a very young age and found his bearings in figuration. A born portraitist. He alternates mediums and mixes drawing on paper, oil painting and sculpture.

Human being is the main focus of his research. His works have a surgical look. The models are analyzed and pared-down, he makes us a part of their intimacy. He plays around with oppositions, his paintings are a provocation. The vulnerable and gigantic, the sacred and the obscene, the visible and the concealed are his themes for painting. The tension is tangible and belongs to the artist, but not without remembering the works of Bacon.

Philippe Pasqua tackles various subversive subjects, with a desire to highlight the stigma in our society and confront them through our look. For this, he portrays sex workers, disabled people, trans folks— all people who are completely neglected in our society. The body and face of the people are marked with a certain visual violence, creating an aesthetic shock.

By disclosing what is usually repressed, Philippe Pasqua creates tension and shows the differences. He makes portraits on gigantic formats, turning the eye almost forcefully. His characters are imposing and strong, expression is more important than aesthetic. Color squirts on canvases underline the contrast between the tough and the refined.

One can feel the first references in the artist's dark work. Fascinated by fetishes and voodoo, we can catch a glimpse of these hints in his enigmatic figures. Today, he has a passion for vanities paintings, he collects them and makes them a part of his art.

Find this artist and many more in our collection of works by Somber Portrait Painters.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Philippe Pasqua’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Abstract Portrait Artists, Somber Portrait Painters

When was Philippe Pasqua born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1965