Pierre Lagénie

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Pierre Lagénie
Born26 November 1938
Died25 March 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 81)
NationalityFrench
OccupationSculptor

Pierre Lagénie (26 November 1938 – 25 March 2020) was a French sculptor.

Biography

Lagénie studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in

École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris in 1957. He worked with bronze and his main source of inspiration was the female form.[1]

According to the book Deux siècles d'arts à Bordeaux, Lagénie "has traced a path where his work becomes timeless, independent of his century, of his time".[2] Le Spectacle du monde described Lagénie's work as "Patient, he models, molds, melts and chisels, performing all the ritual gestures of his art with an inexhaustible passion".[3]

Pierre Lagénie died on 25 March 2020 at the age of 81.[4]

Notable works

Expositions

  • Galerie Jean Jury à Clermont (1988)[7]
  • Musée Pissarro[8]

Publication

  • Pierre Lagénie : l'univers d'un sculpteur (1987)

References

  1. ^ "LAGÉNIE, Pierre". Oxford Index. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ Saïah, Sandrine; Lagrave, Henri (1988). Deux siècles d'arts à Bordeaux (in French). Nouvelles Editions Corail.
  3. ^ "Galaxie des Arts et Le Spectacle du Monde présentent : Pierre Lagénie". Le Spectacle du Monde (in French). Paris: Valmonde. 2000.
  4. ^ "Décès de Pierre Lagénie". Info-Flash (in French). 31 March 2020.
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  6. ^ "Une sculpture en hommage aux jeunes déportés". Le Parisien (in French). 21 November 2000.
  7. ^ Les Cahiers bourbonnais et du centre - Volume 32 (in French). Moulins: Autres éditions. 1988.
  8. ^ La Revue du Louvre et des musées de France, Volume 39 (in French). Conseil des musées nationaux. 1989.