Michel Bassompierre
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Michel Bassompierre | |
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.jpg) Bassompierre in 2009 | |
| Born | March 22, 1948 Paris, France |
| Died | April 21, 2026 (aged 78) Nantes, France |
| Education | École des beaux-arts de Rouen |
| Occupation | Animalier artist |
Michel Bassompierre (March 22, 1948 – April 21, 2026) was a French sculptor known for his work in animalier art.[1]
Bassompierre died in Nantes on April 21, 2026, at the age of 78. He suffered a sudden illness, followed by a fall, and went into a deep coma, from which did not recover.[2]
Early life and career
[edit]Bassompierre was born to an artist and a scientist. His mother, Marcelle, attended the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris before working in wood engraving and surgical illustration; she later served as a cartographer for the CNRS geology department. His father, Pierre, was a hydrogeological engineer at the Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (BRGM).[3]
During his childhood, Bassompierre practiced drawing and modeling based on animals observed at the Vincennes Zoo, the Menagerie du Jardin des plantes, and the Gallery of Evolution at the National Museum of Natural History.[4][5]
From 1966 to 1971, he studied at the École des beaux-arts de Rouen under sculpture professor René Leleu, where he studied animal anatomy. Beginning in the 1970s, he resided near Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique department.[6]
Awards and honours
[edit]- 1985 Johnson Foundation Award
- 1987: General Council of the Atlantic Act Award
- 1987: Fernand-Méry Award of the National Animal Artists Show[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Décès du sculpteur animalier Michel Bassompierre". Le Télégramme (in French). August 12, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- ↑ Gaget, Valérie (April 22, 2026). "Michel Bassompierre, le sculpteur des animaux, est mort à l'âge de 78 ans" [Michel Bassompierre, animal sculptor, is dead, at the age of 78 years.]. franceinfo (in French). Agence France Presse. Archived from the original on April 22, 2026. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
- ↑ Bassompierre, P. (April 1952). Forage d'eau aux Quatre Sonnettes près de Lisieux (PDF) (Report) (in French). Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM). BRGG-A0342. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- ↑ Bassompierre, Michel (May 18, 2021). Rencontre avec Michel Bassompierre - Exposition "Fragiles colosses". Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Michel Bassompierre, sculpteur infatigable du "fragile frère animal"". France 24 (in French). AFP. June 20, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- ↑ Delarge, Jean-Pierre. "BASSOMPIERRE, Michel". Le Delarge (in French). Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Michel Bassompierre". Association des Artistes Animaliers, Peintres et Sculpteurs (in French). Retrieved April 23, 2026.
