Claude Bogratchew / Painter and Sculptor
Égreville
Claude Bogratchew / Painter and Sculptor
The woman's body in the eyes of Claude Bogratchew.
Claude declines the female body in simplified forms for architectural purposes...
Born in Paris in 1936 into a family that had been working with stone for several generations, he was trained as a sculptor at the age of 14, while at the same time learning drawing, engraving (more than 700 pieces engraved) and painting in several Parisian courses, notably with Lucien Lautrec.
In April 1960, Claude, then secretary of the "Union des Arts Plastiques", set up the very first major exhibition on black and white "Dessins et gravures de Maîtres contemporains" (Drawings and engravings by contemporary masters) which was held at the Maison de la Pensée Française in Paris. In this context, he met many artists who supported him, including Zadkine, Henri-Georges Adam and also Xana Pougny, the painter's widow, for whom he worked with Annie, his wife, for several years, in particular for the preparation of the Pougny catalogue.
In 1989, he exhibited at the Bourdelle Museum in Paris. Subsequently, the Bogratchew couple began to think about a donation with Rhodia Dufet-Bourdelle (daughter of the famous sculptor), which would lead years later to the creation of the Bourdelle museum-garden in Égreville. In the same year, the couple bought from Anne Massenet the Champarts, a charming property that was once part of the estate of the neighbouring château. Bogratchew has built up a permanent exhibition of sculptures in his garden, which can be visited by reservation at the tourist office in Égreville.
Born in Paris in 1936 into a family that had been working with stone for several generations, he was trained as a sculptor at the age of 14, while at the same time learning drawing, engraving (more than 700 pieces engraved) and painting in several Parisian courses, notably with Lucien Lautrec.
In April 1960, Claude, then secretary of the "Union des Arts Plastiques", set up the very first major exhibition on black and white "Dessins et gravures de Maîtres contemporains" (Drawings and engravings by contemporary masters) which was held at the Maison de la Pensée Française in Paris. In this context, he met many artists who supported him, including Zadkine, Henri-Georges Adam and also Xana Pougny, the painter's widow, for whom he worked with Annie, his wife, for several years, in particular for the preparation of the Pougny catalogue.
In 1989, he exhibited at the Bourdelle Museum in Paris. Subsequently, the Bogratchew couple began to think about a donation with Rhodia Dufet-Bourdelle (daughter of the famous sculptor), which would lead years later to the creation of the Bourdelle museum-garden in Égreville. In the same year, the couple bought from Anne Massenet the Champarts, a charming property that was once part of the estate of the neighbouring château. Bogratchew has built up a permanent exhibition of sculptures in his garden, which can be visited by reservation at the tourist office in Égreville.
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All year round.