Painter
Pierre Soulages
Outrenoir, and sixty years spent finding out what black could reflect.
Pierre Jean Louis Germain Soulages was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. In 2014, President François Hollande of France described him as "the world's greatest living artist." His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez.
- Born
- 1919-12-24, Rodez, FranceA Wednesday
- Died
- 2022-10-25, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nîmes, FranceA Tuesday, aged 102
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1919-12-24, Rodez, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 1°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 24°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 10°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 17°19′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 12°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 17°32′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 11°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 28°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 11°07′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 6°49′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2022-10-25, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nîmes, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 1°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 1°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 22°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 2°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 25°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 0°15′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 18°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 17°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 23°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 26°10′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Pierre Soulages was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.