Artist signatures page loaded. Found 5 signature examples for Charles Alexandre Malfray. Sign in or subscribe to view signatures.
Charles Alexandre Malfray SIGNATURES
1887 - 1940. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
Charles Malfray was a French sculptor who moved to Paris in 1904 and joined the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He witnessed the horrors of World War I and created his first wooden version... Read full biography
Charles Malfray was a French sculptor who moved to Paris in 1904 and joined the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He witnessed the horrors of World War I and created his first wooden version of Silence, which represented the idea of anguish and suffocation of the man cornered by the horror... Read full biography
Charles Malfray was a French sculptor who moved to Paris in 1904 and joined the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He witnessed the horrors of World War I and created his first wooden version of Silence, which represented the idea of anguish and suffocation of the man cornered by the horror of war. Malfray published two versions in terracotta and bronze, one with rock and the second without rock, from the model he sculpted in clay in 1918. Silence is an allegorical portrait of the... Read full biography
Charles Malfray was a French sculptor who moved to Paris in 1904 and joined the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He witnessed the horrors of World War I and created his first wooden version of Silence, which represented the idea of anguish and suffocation of the man cornered by the horror of war. Malfray published two versions in terracotta and bronze, one with rock and the second without rock, from the model he sculpted in clay in 1918. Silence is an allegorical portrait of the poilus of 14-18 and is part of the artist's body of work on the theme of war. Malfray's work on war themes differs from other works as the symbolic prevails, to suggest violence and loneliness more than to figure them. He enlarged Le Silence to different... Read full biography
Charles Malfray was a French sculptor who moved to Paris in 1904 and joined the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He witnessed the horrors of World War I and created his first wooden version of Silence, which represented the idea of anguish and suffocation of the man cornered by the horror of war. Malfray published two versions in terracotta and bronze, one with rock and the second without rock, from the model he sculpted in clay in 1918. Silence is an allegorical portrait of the poilus of 14-18 and is part of the artist's body of work on the theme of war. Malfray's work on war themes differs from other works as the symbolic prevails, to suggest violence and loneliness more than to figure them. He enlarged Le Silence to different scales and created a new version where the back of the character is integrated into a rock, thus amplifying the idea of anguish and suffocation of the... Read full biography
Sign in required to view signatures
Charles Alexandre Malfray - Artist Signatures
Charles Alexandre Malfray Artist Signatures
Access Required
askART does not represent or warrant that the information accessible via this Site is accurate, complete or current, including, but not limited to, such information contained in artist biographies, auction records, samples of artists' signatures, artworks for sale, and information and value estimates contained in artist price valuation reports.