In the tradition of James Lord’s A Giacometti Portrait here is a personal remembrance of internationally renowned French abstract painter Pierre Soulages as well as a profound and learned meditation on his life and work. Taking its point of departure from the artist’s various studios, from the early post-war years in Paris to the later years in the port town of Sète in the artist’s native Languedoc, Ragon, a longtime friend of Soulages, offers a uniquely intimate view into his origins, inspiration, work and technique in the most complete monograph on Pierre Soulages to date. Illuminating and sensitive, humorous and urbane, readers interested in the artist’s creative process will not be disappointed.