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Georges Lucien Guyot BIOGRAPHY
1885 France - 1973 France. Known for: Animal painting and sculpture.
From an early age, Georges Guyot demonstrated artistic abilities, but his parents' modest conditions did not allow him to study art. He was apprenticed to a wood carver. Guyot excelled in copying... Read full biography
From an early age, Georges Guyot demonstrated artistic abilities, but his parents' modest conditions did not allow him to study art. He was apprenticed to a wood carver. Guyot excelled in copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, but very quickly he showed an attraction... Read full biography
From an early age, Georges Guyot demonstrated artistic abilities, but his parents' modest conditions did not allow him to study art. He was apprenticed to a wood carver. Guyot excelled in copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, but very quickly he showed an attraction for nature. This attraction led him to the Jardin des Plantes where he could study wild animals and translate his observations into sculptures and paintings. Famous figure of Montmartre, Georges Guyot... Read full biography
From an early age, Georges Guyot demonstrated artistic abilities, but his parents' modest conditions did not allow him to study art. He was apprenticed to a wood carver. Guyot excelled in copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, but very quickly he showed an attraction for nature. This attraction led him to the Jardin des Plantes where he could study wild animals and translate his observations into sculptures and paintings. Famous figure of Montmartre, Georges Guyot was the host of Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, he joined the group of the Twelve, created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet and which brought together sculptors such as Marcel Lemar, Paul Jouve, André Margat, Jean-Claude de... Read full biography
From an early age, Georges Guyot demonstrated artistic abilities, but his parents' modest conditions did not allow him to study art. He was apprenticed to a wood carver. Guyot excelled in copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, but very quickly he showed an attraction for nature. This attraction led him to the Jardin des Plantes where he could study wild animals and translate his observations into sculptures and paintings. Famous figure of Montmartre, Georges Guyot was the host of Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, he joined the group of the Twelve, created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet and which brought together sculptors such as Marcel Lemar, Paul Jouve, André Margat, Jean-Claude de Saint-Marceaux, Georges Hilbert, or even the painter Adrienne Jouclard. On liberation, he was elected mayor of the commune of Neuville-sur-Oise. Very... Read full biography
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Georges Goyot, Lucien Guyot
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From an early age, Georges Guyot demonstrated artistic abilities, but his parents' modest conditions did not allow him to study art. He was apprenticed to a wood carver. Guyot excelled in copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, but very quickly he showed an attraction for nature. This attraction led him to the Jardin des Plantes where he could study wild animals and translate his observations into sculptures and paintings.
Famous figure of Montmartre, Georges Guyot was the host of Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, he joined the group of the Twelve, created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet and which brought together sculptors such as Marcel Lemar, Paul Jouve, André Margat, Jean-Claude de Saint-Marceaux, Georges Hilbert, or even the painter Adrienne Jouclard. On liberation, he was elected mayor of the commune of Neuville-sur-Oise. Very popular in his time, he had to wait until 1970 to have an exhibition devoted solely to his works. He occupied Picasso's studio at Bateau-Lavoir where he died in 1973.
WORK BY GUYOT
Horses and dogs - Golden bronze - Palais du Trocadéro - Paris (1937)
Taurus of Laguiole - Bronze - Laguiole (1947)
Bears of the Pyrenees - Parc des Thermes - Bagnères-de-Luchon
Naous, postman Breton - Bronze - Callac (1958)
Illustrations for de Goupil à Margot by Louis Pergaud, edited by Marcel Seheur, Paris, 1926 (100 drawings in watercolor by Georges Guyot on some sixty of the 151 copies drawn on Arches)
Illustrations for Le Livre de la Brousse"by René Maran, edited at 1,025 by Au Moulin de Pen-Mur, Paris, 1946 (39 lithographs by Georges Guyot, including 16 full pages)
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"Georges Guyot," Wikipedia, Google Translate, 2017Biography from Ader Nordmann
Georges Lucien Guyot, born in 1885 and passing away in 1973, was a renowned artist known for his sculptures in plaster and bronze. Several exhibitions and publications have showcased his works, including a retrospective exhibition in 1997 and a recent exhibition at Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud in 2021. His sculptures have been featured in various publications, highlighting his artistic contributions.