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1902 Alfortville, France - 2004. Known for: Cat and abstract figure sculpture.
Ferdinand Parpan was born in Alfortville, France on July 8, 1902. He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young child, he learned to sculpt from his father, a... Read full biography
Ferdinand Parpan was born in Alfortville, France on July 8, 1902. He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young child, he learned to sculpt from his father, a professional artist. Parpan planned to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, but due to World War I he... Read full biography
Ferdinand Parpan was born in Alfortville, France on July 8, 1902. He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young child, he learned to sculpt from his father, a professional artist. Parpan planned to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, but due to World War I he worked for six years as an apprentice to an engraver. During this time he also learned to paint. In 1926 he opened his own studio, but it was years before he exhibited his works publicly. Beginning in... Read full biography
Ferdinand Parpan was born in Alfortville, France on July 8, 1902. He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young child, he learned to sculpt from his father, a professional artist. Parpan planned to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, but due to World War I he worked for six years as an apprentice to an engraver. During this time he also learned to paint. In 1926 he opened his own studio, but it was years before he exhibited his works publicly. Beginning in 1936 Parpan exhibited solo shows in Paris and smaller French towns. Parpan participated in many group exhibitions. Beginning in the 1950s he exhibited regularly at the Salon de l'Art Libre in Paris and the Salon des Indépendants. He exhibited at the... Read full biography
Ferdinand Parpan was born in Alfortville, France on July 8, 1902. He was a sculptor of religious subjects, groups, figures, and animals. While a young child, he learned to sculpt from his father, a professional artist. Parpan planned to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, but due to World War I he worked for six years as an apprentice to an engraver. During this time he also learned to paint. In 1926 he opened his own studio, but it was years before he exhibited his works publicly. Beginning in 1936 Parpan exhibited solo shows in Paris and smaller French towns. Parpan participated in many group exhibitions. Beginning in the 1950s he exhibited regularly at the Salon de l'Art Libre in Paris and the Salon des Indépendants. He exhibited at the Exposition d'Art Sacré in Vézelay in 1951; Salon des Conches in 1956 and 1961; Salon de la Jeune Sculp... Read full biography
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Cats, Cat Portraits
Added Description
- •Centenarian Artist, Lived 100 Years or More