Pierre Jean Louis Germain Soulages (.mw-parser-output.IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output.references.IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output.infobox.IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output.navbox.IPA-label-small{font-size:100%} French: [sulaʒ] ; Occitan : Pèire Solatges ; 24 December 1919 – 25 October 2022) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. In 2014, President François Hollande of France described him as "the world's greatest living artist." [ 1 ] His works are held by leading museums of the world, and there is a museum dedicated to his art in his hometown of Rodez.