“I have tried to draw the human effigy (and all the other subjects dealt with in my paintings) in an immediate and effective way without any reference to the aesthetic.”

Source: 1960-70's, Prospectus et tous écrits suivants, 1967, p. 430

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sculptor from France 1901–1985

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