Pascal Lagesse Artist

Busy creating What decides the price of a painting? It sounds like a simple question, yet the answer lies at the intersection of art, economics, reputation and experience. I have just been given an official quote by Artmajeur and the art expert Akoun, and this is for me a real milestone in my artistic adventure. The joy this brings me is immeasurable, since I have always wanted ...

The Baobab on the Hill - 2025 When people watch my paintings, they often ask the same question. How do you have the patience to fill a whole canvas with so many small shapes, one after another, for hours at a time? Maybe they expect me to talk about discipline? The truth is closer to the opposite. I am not enduring those hours. I am resting in them. The repetition of patterns an...

Pirogues in Mont-Choisi - 2024 People often speak about art as if it were the last thing you add to a country, a little decoration once the serious work is done. I have spent more than forty years painting, and I have come to believe the opposite. Art and culture are not the icing. In many of the most successful countries on earth, they are part of the foundation. They build cit...