Philippe hiquily sculpture in the round

  • Philippe hiquily sculpture in the round
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    Philippe Hiquily (1925-2013)

    Philippe Hiquily was a French sculptor born in 1925 and died in 2013.

    After a brief admission at the Orléans Beaux-Arts, he went to the Paris Beaux-Arts and followed classes in the Alfred Janniot’s and Marcel Gimond’s workshops.

    Philippe hiquily sculpture in the round

  • Philippe hiquily sculpture in the round
  • Philippe hiquily sculpture in the round table
  • Philippe hiquily sculpture in the round tree
  • Philippe hiquily sculpture in the round rock
  • Philippe hiquily sculpture in the round top
  • He became friend with César, Albert Férau, Michel Guino. Modeling, study after living model, plaster, clay, ceramic works, he had a complete training to become a sculptor. He graduated in 1953 with the first prize of sculpture.
    Thanks to his Hellenistic father, he discovers the Ancient Greek culture and felt in love with archeology.

    The callipygian Venus will stay throughout his career a great source of inspiration.

    In 1954 he settled his workshop in the 14th district of Paris where there already were a lot of artist’s workshops, as the one of Germaine Richier who supported him at the begining of his career.
    Between surrealism and abstraction, Philippe Hiquily did not take part of any artistic movement.

    However, we can see a