Georges Mathieu: our photos from the exhibition at La Monnaie de Paris - final days

He was known for designing 10 franc coins, theAntenne 2 logo and the 7 d'or trophy... La Monnaie de Paris, in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, is devoting an exhibition to Georges Mathieu, a key figure in lyrical abstraction, from April 11 to September 7, 2025. Held in the institution's historic salons, theexhibition highlights the artist's artistic career, through a selection of paintings, medals and applied creations. The last few days are therefore an opportunity to rediscover a work that has left its mark on the history of contemporary art.

Georges Mathieu, who was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1920 and died in Boulogne-Billancourt in 2012, worked with La Monnaie de Paris from 1967. In 1971, he presented his "Médailles et Peintures" at the invitation of Pierre Dehaye. Among his creations, the series of medals entitled Eighteen Moments of Western Consciousness remains a notable work, with designs mixing lyrical abstraction and irregular shapes. The artist declared that this medium represented for him an eminent " synthesis of art and history ".

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Among the most notable works on display here are the Battles series - La Bataille de Bouvines, La Victoire de Denain and Les Capétiens partout! - in the Salon Dupré, and La Libération d'Orléans par Jeanne d'Arc in the Salle Gay Lussac. And of course, the 7 d'or trophy, known to all, and displayed in a beautiful case.

This retrospective brings together a total of some forty paintings, including the Mathieu collection at the Centre Pompidou, as well as works on paper, medals and other creations. Among them, the emblematic 10 franc coin, widely distributed between 1974 and 1987, testifies to the artist's impact on the visual environment of his time.

" No other painter, in any era, has had such an impact on the visual environment of his contemporaries ", emphasizes the Monnaie de Paris. This exhibition reveals the many facets of this prolific work.

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