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César Baldaccini

César Baldaccini

Born on January 1, 1921, in Marseille, César (whose full name was César Baldaccini) was a sculptor associated with the New Realists movement and the Nice School. He trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he met artists like Hiquily, Guino, Féraud, and Arman. During this time, he created his first sculptures from welded scrap metal, some of which were purchased for the collections of the National Museum of Modern Art (such as Chauve-souris, 1954) and the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris (Le Scorpion, 1955).

Works

COMPRESSION MOTO

COMPRESSION MOTO

LA GROSSE

LA GROSSE

HOMME OISEAU

HOMME OISEAU

Cal-Mag-Na

Cal-Mag-Na

TÊTE

TÊTE

Cœur Éclaté

Cœur Éclaté

Biography

Born on January 1, 1921, in Marseille, César (whose full name was César Baldaccini) was a sculptor associated with the New Realists movement and the Nice School. He trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he met artists like Hiquily, Guino, Féraud, and Arman. During this time, he created his first sculptures from welded scrap metal, some of which were purchased for the collections of the National Museum of Modern Art (such as Chauve-souris, 1954) and the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris (Le Scorpion, 1955).

Exhibitions

Videos

Portrait • César

Vidéo

Portrait • César

Career

Exhibitions

2024

Exposition avec Philippe Hiquily, César x Hiquily, Galerie Loft, Paris, France

Pouce, Palais Royal, Paris, France

César, at first glance, Almine Rech, Paris, France

2021

Hommage à César, Château de Boisgeloup, France