Francis Pellerin | |
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Born | 2 April 1915 Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, France |
Died | 30 August 1998 83) Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France | (aged
Alma mater | École des Beaux-Arts |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Francis Pellerin (2 April 1915 - 30 August 1998) was a French sculptor.
Francis Pellerin was born on 2 April 1915 in Cancale. [1] His father was a sailor. [2] He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. [2]
Pellerin taught Sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Rennes. [2] He won the Prix de Rome in 1944. [2] He designed a large sculpture in the Lycée Professionel Jean-Guéhenno in Vannes and another sculpture on the campus of the University of Western Brittany in Brest. [2] He also designed furniture inside churches designed by architect Yves Perrin, like the Saint-Yves Church and the Saint-Benoit Church in Rennes. [2] [3]
Pellerin exhibited his work at the Galerie Hautefeuille and the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles in Paris. [2]
Pellerin died on 30 August 1998 in Rennes. [1] His work was exhibited posthumously at the Museum of Fine Arts of Rennes in 2005. [2]
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