Pierre Laffillé was a French painter, (June 1, 1938 – June 4, 2011) born at

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Biography

Pierre Laffillé studied at the

Académie Julian The () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907). The school was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number and qual ...

in Paris in 1956. He then studied at the

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from 1959 to 1961. His first exhibition was in 1960 at

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. He went on to show his works throughout France and much of the rest of the world, managing at least one major exhibition a year through much of his career. In The Netherlands he was represented by Aggie Hendrikx who ran an art gallery in the center of the city called Roermond. Aggie Hendrikx published books on his works. Aggie Hendrikx was brutally robbed, beaten and locked in a cupboard during one night. The incident made the news. She retired within 1-2 years after this incident. During this incident some works including works by Pierre Laffillé where stolen and can be found in the Interpol database (2022). Amongst the awards that he had received, there were the Silver medal of the city of

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, and the Gold Medal of the city of Montmorency. He was also a Knight of the

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres The Order of Arts and Letters () is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant ...

. He lived and worked in Montmartre, Paris.

References

External links

Pierre Laffille Official website

Art-Culture-France
listing (in French)
Auction report
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