pierre soulages (; 24 december 1919 – 26 october 2022) was a french painter, engraver, and sculptor. he was born in rodez, aveyron. in 1979, pierre soulages was made a foreign honorary member of the american academy of arts and letters. from 1987 to 1994, he created 104 stained glass windows for the romanesque abbey church sainte-foy in conques (aveyron, france).