Germaine Richier
- Introduction
- Germaine Richier (16 September 1902 – 21 July 1959) was a French sculptor.Born in Grans, Richier began her studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Montpellier, in the atelier of Louis-Jacques Guigues; in 1926 she went to work with Antoine Bourdelle, remaining in his studio until his death in 1929. There she became acquainted with Alberto Giacometti, although the two were never close. Richier for her part was more interested in a classical approach to sculpture, preferring to work from a live model and then reworking the final product. She also met César Baldaccini at this stage in her career. She married Otto Bänninger on 12 December 1929. In 1936, she won the Prix Blumenthal. During the war, she met Marino Marini, in exile in Switzerland.
- Wikidata
- Q435149
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Female
- Roles
- Artist, Illustrator, Sculptor
- Name
- Germaine Richier
- Ulan
- 500031209
Exhibitions
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Soldier, Spectre, Shaman: The Figure and the Second
World War Oct 24, 2015–Apr 3, 2016
MoMA
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Posters by Painters
Jan 21–Mar 23, 1977
MoMA
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Recent Acquisitions
Dec 21, 1960–Feb 5, 1961
MoMA
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New Images of Man
Sep 30–Nov 29, 1959
MoMA
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Recent Acquisitions
Nov 13, 1957–Jan 5, 1958
MoMA
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Germaine Richier has
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