Pierre Alechinsky (October 19, 1927) is a Belgian artist.
In 1945 he discovered the work of Henri Michaux and Jean Dubuffet and developed a friendship with the art critic Jacques Putman. In 1949 he joined Christian Dotremont, Karel Appel and Asger Jorn to form the art group Cobra. He participated both with the Cobra exhibitions and went to Paris to study engraving with Stanley William Hayter in 1951.
His paintings are related to Tachisme, Abstract expressionism, and Lyrical Abstraction.
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