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Abraham Aronovitch is a French figurative painter, born in 1953, who lives and works in Paris. An ophthalmic surgeon by profession, he has been painting, self-taught, for some fifteen years; his studio in the Marais can be visited by appointment.
Since 2021 he has devoted himself to Behind the Obvious, a series of 31 acrylic canvases in which a blue figure faces the mirror of his bathroom. He describes his painting as “oneiro-existential figuration”.
He exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in Paris, in the official selection, in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and held a solo exhibition, Yes/No, at 24Beaubourg in 2022. His work was published in Grands Peintres & Sculpteurs magazine (2025) and discussed by the art critics Chris Cyrille and Leïla Simon and by the psychoanalyst Francesca Biagi-Chai. Since January 2026 he has been represented by Artsper.
What is Behind the Obvious?
A series of 31 acrylic canvases, painted since 2021: a blue figure faces their bathroom mirror. They are hung in four rooms: The Mirror, The Escape, The Presence and The Threshold.
What is he seeking to paint?
“I do not paint a figure in front of a mirror; I paint the moment when the gaze leaves the visible world to enter a mental space.”
Abraham Aronovitch
What is the link between ophthalmic surgery and his painting?
“For Abraham Aronovitch, the move from ophthalmic surgery to figurative painting is not a break, but a transmutation of the gaze.”
“His medical background informs his approach through a constant reflection on perception and the mechanisms of the gaze, without ever lapsing into the illustrative or the didactic.”
Artist dossier, 2026
What technique does he use?
Acrylic on canvas, in flat fields of colour. Some canvases combine it with graphite pencil, cross-linked polyethylene tubes and LEDs.
Where can his canvases be seen?
At his studio in the Marais, Paris, by appointment; in his exhibitions; and here, in the 3D tour, where each canvas is hung at its actual size.
How can a work be acquired?
For a specific canvas, each work page has an “Enquire about this work” button: Abraham Aronovitch replies personally. A selection is also offered on Artsper, with online payment. Prices are not published on the site.
What did he do before Behind the Obvious?
Pop art sculptures and sculpted paintings (2011–2013), textured canvases, then the Yes/No series: 71 works to be seen in the Reserve.