Etienne Cail (B.1991)
Biography
Etienne Cail is a French painter born in 1991.
Etienne Cail's painting is an invitation to plunge into a universe where intensity and emotional depth reign supreme.
Known for his striking portraits and figures shrouded in mystery, his work has long captured attention for its ability to capture the essence of his subjects.
Until 2019, Étienne Cail has been renowned for his portraits of Asian figures. These works, marked by an acute sensitivity, seduced by their depth and their ability to tell stories beyond appearances. The intensity of the painted glances testifies to a desire to reveal the soul of his subjects.
After such dazzling success, it was time for a break, a need to detach himself in order to rediscover himself. This voluntary retirement allowed Étienne to re-evaluate his artistic approach, to rediscover passion from a new angle. Five years of silence were the seedbed for a profound inner transformation.
Today, his palette has broadened, embracing new themes such as the female nude. Scenes come to life in the intimacy of his studio, where Caucasian faces now replace Asian features. This evolution marks a transition to a more peaceful expression, where the gaze, as intense as ever, is accompanied by a serene detachment, a reflection of artistic and personal maturity.
This journey towards simplicity is reflected in every brushstroke. Each canvas tells a story of celebrating the beauty found in details and quiet moments. Étienne Cail's painting is both a return to his roots and a bold exploration of new perspectives.
In short, Étienne Cail's work is an introspective and poetic voyage, a dance between the old and the new, where each painting is an open window on the human soul.
Selected artworks
Etienne Cail
Scène de pose et Cacatoès, Atelier
Oil on canvas signed et dated on the back
180 x 230 cm / 70.86 x 90.55 inches
2025
Etienne Cail
Léopard, Atelier I
Oil on canvas signed and dated on the back
160 x 120 cm / 63 x 47.2 inches
2018
Etienne Cail
Valentina III
Oil on canvas signed and dated on the back
160 x 120 cm / 63 x 47.2 inches
2024
Etienne Cail
Katline, Atelier
Oil on canvas signed and dated on the back
101 x 81 cm / 39.76 x 31.89 inches
2025
Etienne Cail
Barbara, pose atelier
Oil on canvas signed and dated on the back
160 x 120 cm / 63 x 47.2 inches
2024
Main exhibitions (selection)
2025
Galerie Sarto (à venir)
2018
Mazel Galerie, The great race, Singapour.
Mazel Galerie, Flowers, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Galerie Prune Duclos, Peindre les oubliés, Paris,France.
Mazel Galerie, Beirut Art Fair, Beyrouth, Liban.
Mazel Galerie, Sealdah, Bruxelles, Belgique.2014
Galerie RZG, Off Line, Cité de la mode et du design,Paris, France.
22 Gallery, Etienne Cail / Yoann Merienne, Lyon,France.
Asfap Gallery, 1830, Bruxelles, Belgique.
2017
Galerie Prune Duclos / Galerie Detais, Paris, France
Mazel Galerie, Orients, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Mazel Galerie, French touch, Singapour.
Galerie Pruno Duclos, DOMUM, Lille, France.
2016
Galerie Guido Romero Pierini, Fenêtre sur cour (en duoavec Pascal Vilcollet), Paris, France.
Mazel Galerie, 50 ans après Walt..., Bruxelles,Belgique.
Mazel Galerie, St-Art Art Fair, Strasbourg, France.
2015
22 Gallery, Nouvelle peinture narrative: le réeltransfiguré, Lyon, France.
Musée Delacroix, Effervescences - Jeunes artisteschez Delacroix, Paris, France.
La lune en parachute /CENTRE D’ART, Invasions,Epinal, France.
Galerie Hervé Lancelin, la Tentation de l’Orient,Luxembourg
2013
22 Gallery, Résonances - Biennale off d’artcontemporain, Lyon, France.
Awards & Residences
2015
Révélation, Lille Art’up, Lille, France.
L’étoile, Vernou-sur-Brenne, France.
2014
Asfap Gallery - Bruxelles, Belgique.
2013
2nd Price - Paliss’art, La Source, La Guéroulde, France.
MUCEM, Performance, Marseille, France.
Press
2017
KUNST+UNTERRICHT p. 81 (Allemagne), Décembre 2017,Erscheinungen vertauschen und Kulturen verbinden: Etienne Cail
MIROIR DE L'ART #80 (France), 18/02/2017, Regards surl'Orient
EGO LA REVUE #36 p. 88-89 (France), 06/2017, Etienne Cail,peintre débridé
LE PROGRES Loire p. 42 (France), 06/07/2017, Etienne Cailpeint l'Orient "avec une liberté énorme"
2016
L'ECONOMISTE (Maroc), 09/08/2016, Quand deux artistesfrançais revisitent l'orientalismeLA VIE ECO (Maroc), 15/07/2016, Etienne Cail et OlivierMasmonteil, deux plasticiens à la rencontre du Maroc
LE 360 (Maroc), 03/06/2016, Deux peintres francais en résidenceartistique à Rabat
LA DEPECHE DU MAROC (Maroc), 09/06/2016, Face à faceavec Etienne Cail
VH (Maroc), Juin 2016, Etienne Cail et Olivier Masmonteil,Résidence au Maroc
BEAUX ARTS MAGAZINE n°383 (France), 04/2016, Latentation de l’Orient
LE MATIN (Maroc), 24/08/2016, Etienne Cail et OlivierMasmonteil dévoilent leur "vue sur Tanger"
ACTUELLES (Maroc), 17/08/2016, Peintres des lumières
LA TRIBUNE (Maroc), 26/08/2016, "Vue sur Tanger"
LES ECO (Maroc), 01/09/2016, Un amour pictural du Maroc
2015
LE QUOTIDIEN (Luxembourg), 16/07/2015, Changer l’histoirede l’art
TAFMAG (France), 10/02/2015, Etienne Cail repeint sesclassiques sous influence chinoise
2014
ART'S VICE (France), 07/2014, Etienne Cail et Yoann Merienne
ORANGE EXPO MUSÉES (France), 07/2014« Quoi mesgueules? »: Rencontre avec le peintre Etienne Cail
FOCUS (Belgique), 06/2014, Fort en gueules
ARTSPER (France), 05/2014, Rencontre avec un jeune talentArtsper
WEGOTALENT (France), 03/2014, Etienne Cail, Les gueules del’empire du milieu
2013
DOMODECO n°43 (France), Nov./Dec. 2013, Etienne Cail,Empreinte affirmée
BOUM BANG! (France), 05/2013, Lorsque les grands classiquespicturaux se brident les yeux et les sens
HOUHOUHAHA (France), 05/2013, Etienne Cail