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1889 France - 1955. Known for: Elongated nude figure painting and stone sculpture, Art Deco style.
Born in 1899, Louis Pierre Rigal was a French painter and sculptor. He was associated with the Art Deco movement, which emerged in 1920’s, particularly at the 1925 Paris Exposition. He studied at the... Read full biography
Born in 1899, Louis Pierre Rigal was a French painter and sculptor. He was associated with the Art Deco movement, which emerged in 1920’s, particularly at the 1925 Paris Exposition. He studied at the Paris School of Fine Arts. He won the Prix de Rome in 1919 and also lived and worked in Algeria.... Read full biography
Born in 1899, Louis Pierre Rigal was a French painter and sculptor. He was associated with the Art Deco movement, which emerged in 1920’s, particularly at the 1925 Paris Exposition. He studied at the Paris School of Fine Arts. He won the Prix de Rome in 1919 and also lived and worked in Algeria. His works in New York City, including a mosaic and murals at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and the Astoria Center of Israel in 1929. That same year, he was commissioned by passionate art collector Bertha... Read full biography
Born in 1899, Louis Pierre Rigal was a French painter and sculptor. He was associated with the Art Deco movement, which emerged in 1920’s, particularly at the 1925 Paris Exposition. He studied at the Paris School of Fine Arts. He won the Prix de Rome in 1919 and also lived and worked in Algeria. His works in New York City, including a mosaic and murals at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and the Astoria Center of Israel in 1929. That same year, he was commissioned by passionate art collector Bertha Palmer to create a magnificent ceiling of Grecian frescoes for the famed Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, the nation’s oldest hotel in continuous operation and one of the world’s last remaining Grand Hotels.
Born in 1899, Louis Pierre Rigal was a French painter and sculptor. He was associated with the Art Deco movement, which emerged in 1920’s, particularly at the 1925 Paris Exposition. He studied at the Paris School of Fine Arts. He won the Prix de Rome in 1919 and also lived and worked in Algeria. His works in New York City, including a mosaic and murals at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel and the Astoria Center of Israel in 1929. That same year, he was commissioned by passionate art collector Bertha Palmer to create a magnificent ceiling of Grecian frescoes for the famed Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, the nation’s oldest hotel in continuous operation and one of the world’s last remaining Grand Hotels.
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Art Method
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Gouache
- •Mosaics, Intarsia
Art Style
Art Subject
Awards/Recognition
- •Prix de Rome Prize
Added Description
- •Ceiling Painting, Decoration, Frescoes