Germaine Richier: Life Work

by Jean-Louise Prat

2 volumes. Milan: 2023. 520 pages. 450 colour illustrations. Hardback. 29x24cms. Text in English and French. 

Catalogue raisonné of 119 works by  Germaine Richier (1902-1959). 20 essays explore the impact of the Second World War on her work in 1920s and 30s Montparnasse, her time in Switzerland with her husband, sculptor Otto Charles Bänningeras, and her training under Antoine Bourdelle. The catalogue also discusses her use of natural elements - tree branches or insects - from the countryside of her native Languedoc, the evolution of her sculpture - particularly after her return to France. Accompanied by a booklet that provides a list of 687 exhibitions featuring her works and more than 4,000 bibliographic references.

Ref: 122957

£ 250.00

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