50 YEARS

Ah yes, once upon a time there was a young and pretty German woman from Bremen who came to France to learn French and met a tall, handsome young man in front of Rodin's sculpture of The Thinker at the museum of the same name.
Not a bad start, is it?
Just as she was about to return to her country, the charming bearded man slipped a ring on her finger…

Gradually, they discovered a shared affinity for art, and above all, a passion for geometric abstraction. They had three children:
Diane in 1961, Galerie in 1963, and Frédéric in 1965.
The first child, that is to say, myself, the one writing these lines, took some time to find his place, as the second child took up a lot of his time. The third, Frédéric, finally found his path after forty years. Also creative, he launched his own business designing lighting fixtures and runs his small company with great success. It has all the makings of a major success, as the lamps he creates under his brand, Lahumière Design, are very popular.

But what interests us here is the all-consuming passion that Anne and Jean-Claude Lahumière have for their profession. Supported by their faithful Patrice Blanc and their artists, they travel the world attending fairs, organizing turnkey exhibitions in French and international museums; in short, they make sure to promote this trend, which still has a bright future ahead.

Being a gallery owner, what a wonderful adventure, what a crazy, risky job, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. You have to be tenacious, weather economic storms and changing fashions, have a keen eye and the audacity to see, without denying the past, be a conduit for time. Of course, you make mistakes, because you learn from them, but above all, you have to be loyal. This loyalty to the geometric abstract movement has contributed to the gallery's brand image, and the choices are sometimes difficult; they can be made at the expense of all economic logic. In Anne and Jean-Claude's management, there's always the element of risk, the risk of not selling anything… For the sake of the effort itself, there have been exhibitions that received no attention in France, but which reflect a policy of loyalty to the vision that the gallery represents. The last ten years of exhibitions bear witness to this.
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Diane Lahumière