"Cesar" Vintage Cesar Baldaccini Pochoir C. 1965

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César Baldaccini was born in Marseille in 1921. At 15 years old, he studied at the Art college of Marseille. … more César Baldaccini was born in Marseille in 1921. At 15 years old, he studied at the Art college of Marseille. He took evening drawing teachings, and then was interested in sculpture until 1939. In 1942, César received a scholarship and went to Paris. He studied ten years at the School of Beaux-Arts; he worked in the studios of Gaumont and Alfred Jeanniot and was named “Grand Massier” (teacher) of this school. At that time, he was living in the same house as Alberto Giacometti. In 1944, short of resources, he went to Marseille, then return to Paris, next year. With the 50s, he made discovered his work through his first exhibitions. One of its works (« The fish ») obtained a place in the Museum of Modern Art in Paris (1955). Henceforth, he exhibited ceaselessly, participating in numerous “Salons” in France and abroad. He got personal exhibitions everywhere (Japan, the United States, Holland, France, Italy, etc.). Important retrospectives came later. In 1970, he was named professor a foreman to the School of Beaux-Arts in Paris. César died in Paris in 1998.

This exquisite piece was printed by pochoir master Daniel Jacomet and published for the rare XXe Siecle in 1965. Size: 12.5" x 9.5". Beautifully executed and expressing a range of subtle pastel colors. Not signed. less