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Nicolas de Staël

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Nicolas de Staël (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}French: [ni.kɔ.la də stal]; January 5, 1914 – March 16, 1955), born Baron Nikolai Vladimirovich Staël von Holstein (Russian: Николай Владимирович Шталь фон Гольштейн), was a French painter of Russian origin widely regarded as one of the most important artists of the post-war period. In a career spanning just fifteen years, he produced over a thousand paintings marked by a constant evolution between abstraction and figuration, a rich use of color, and a distinctive engagement with light and texture. He also worked with lithography, engraving, collage, and drawing.