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Louis Leygue
Louis Leygue was a French sculptor and painter born on 25 August 1905 at Bourg en Bresse. As a sculptor he worked in the traditional stone but also pioneered the use of various metals. He was particularly adept in depicting horses.
Biography.
Early studies were at the Lycée Charlemagne and in 1921 he was accepted as a student by the École Germain Pilon and studied under Robert Wlérick. In 1923 he was accepted by the Ếcole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and entered the studio of Jules Coutan at the École
exhibition in 1974 at the Musée Rodin.
- "Louis Leygue à la Monnaie de Paris". Exhibition catalogue. Paris.1978
- "Louis Leygue sculptures et dessins". Exhibition catalogue. Musée de Vendôme,1980
- *"Hommage à Louis Leygue". M. Saltet and A. Féraud, Publications de l’Institut de France 1992
- "De Bonnard à Baselitz". Exhibition catalogue. Bibliothèque Nationale. Paris 1992
- "XXIV° Salon du dessin et de la Peinture. Exhibition catalogue. Paris 1995
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