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Albert Coste
1895–1985
A Marseille-born French painter, he moved from early post-Cézanne influences toward a more abstract style after meeting Albert Gleizes in the early 1940s. Music stayed close to him throughout his life, and that sense of rhythm often shaped the feel of his work.
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Les Phénomènes Psychiques Occultes: État Actuel de la Question
by Albert Coste
About the author
Born in Marseille on November 8, 1895, Albert Coste studied both art and music from a young age, attending the Marseille School of Fine Arts and the conservatory at the same time. His early life suggests a creative path shaped by both painting and music, two interests that remained closely linked in his work.
Coste first worked in a style influenced by Cézanne, then gradually turned toward abstraction. Sources agree that his meeting with the painter Albert Gleizes around 1941–1942 was especially important, deepening his commitment to abstract art and connecting him to a wider modernist circle in Provence.
He exhibited in group shows from 1919 onward and later taught at the Beaux-Arts in Aix-en-Provence. Coste died in Marseille on August 22, 1985, leaving behind a body of work remembered for its strong structure, color, and musical energy.