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Nicole Algan

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Nicole Algan
Born (1924-06-13) June 13, 1924 (age 100)[1]
DiedMay 29, 1986(1986-05-29) (aged 60)

Nicole Algan (June 13 1924 – May 29, 1986) was a French sculptor.

Biography

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Bust of French postman Ferdinand Cheval, by Nicole Algan.

From 1942 to 1944 Algan studied the École des Beaux-arts de Paris, in the studio of Charles Despiau. She then worked with Derain from 1944 to 1954.[2]

In 1957 Argan taught sculpture at the d'Hussein Dey youth school in Alger.[citation needed]

In 1968 she realized en a large monument to the dead of Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence, made of five blocks of cement three metres high by five metres wide, and a bust of Facteur Cheval at Hauterives.

Exhibitions

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  • 1971 : L'Œil écoute, Lyon
  • 1976 : L'art marginal, Nice

Collections

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References

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  1. ^ "Algan, Nicole". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00002854.
  2. ^ Michel Charzat, Le titan foudroyé, Paris, Hazan, 2015.
  3. ^ "Tapisserie (Titre attribué)". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr.
  4. ^ "Photographes en Rhône-Alpes:Le facteur Ferdinand Cheval à Hauterives". numelyo.bm-lyon.fr.
  5. ^ "Cnap". www.cnap.fr.