In 1989, while pursuing a career in local government, Gérard Sendrey created the La Création franche site in Bègles, dedicated to the raw and singular arts, which became a municipal museum in 1996. He devotes all his spare time to painting and drawing, preferring paper and small formats, and creating his motifs in the form of pen-and-ink "knits" that have made him so distinctive and renowned. Gérard Sendrey was born in Bordeaux on March 12, 1928. He began his career in local government, first at Bordeaux town hall, then at Bègles town hall, where he became General Secretary. In 1989, with the help of Noël Mamère, he created the Création Franche site, which became a municipal museum in 1996. Gérard Sendrey had been drawing and p...