César Baldaccini Artist

César Baldaccini (1 January 1921 in Marseille - 6 December 1998 in Paris), usually called César was a noted French sculptor.César was at the forefront of the Nouveau Réalisme movement with his radical compressions (compacted automobiles, discarded metal, or rubbish), expansions (polyurethane foam sculptures), and fantastic representations of animals and insects.

Personal facts

César Baldaccini
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1921
Birth place
France
Date of deathDecember 06, 1998

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Artist

Field of work
Sculpture
Influenced
Ahmed Benyahia
Influenced by

Topical connections

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César Baldaccini on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://the-artists.org/artist/Cesar_Baldaccini.html
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=baldaccini&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=21587&
  3. http://www.insecula.com/contact/A009156.html
  4. http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/artist/cesar/biography
  5. http://www.moreeuw.com/histoire-art/cesar.htm
  6. http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/online_az/4:322/result/0/264?initial=C&artistId=888&artistName=César%20(Cesar%20Baldaccini)&submit=1&