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Son of a forest ranger in the forest of Orléans, André Robillard was born at a place called La Maltournée near Gien. He encountered academic difficulties at a very young age and was placed at the age of seven in the annex school of the psychiatric hospital of Fleury-les-Aubrais. Destined to become a farm clerk, he was a runaway and angry and was interned in this same hospital at the age of 19.

After several short-lived releases, he was recruited in 1964, at the age of 33, as an assistant to take care of gardening, laundry and the hospital wastewater treatment plant. From sick, he thus becomes a worker without leaving the center. It was that same year that he made his first rifle with recycled objects (cans, used light bulbs, recovered pieces of wood, fabric, etc.), "to kill poverty," he says.

Shortly after, his psychiatrist, Doctor Paul Renard, sent some of them to Jean Dubuffet who then built up his art brut collection; the two men meet on several occasions1. André Robillard also manufactures spacecraft and sputniks. After a visit to the Lausanne museum, he was impressed by the work of Auguste Forestier and also began to make wooden riders and exotic animals. Along with the manufacture of objects, he draws guns, planets and satellites, but also animals.


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Fine Art Drawings, M16 USA, André Robillard

M16 USA

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 26.8 x 0 inch

£1,608

Sculpture, Fusil Chinois rapide, André Robillard

Fusil Chinois rapide

André Robillard

Sculpture - 13.4 x 39.4 x 5.5 inch

£3,127

Fine Art Drawings, La statue de la liberté, André Robillard

La statue de la liberté

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

£2,680

Sculpture, Fusil rapide M16 US AIr Force, André Robillard

Fusil rapide M16 US AIr Force

André Robillard

Sculpture - 13 x 43.3 x 4.3 inch

£2,680

Sculpture, Fusil prestorique, André Robillard

Fusil prestorique

André Robillard

Sculpture - 12.2 x 37.8 x 3.1 inch

£2,680

Fine Art Drawings, Exploration, André Robillard

Exploration

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

£3,930

Sculpture, Pistolet Suisse, André Robillard

Pistolet Suisse

André Robillard

Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.4 x 7.9 inch

£1,429

Sculpture, Fusil russe et USA, André Robillard

Fusil russe et USA

André Robillard

Sculpture - 6.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

£2,233

Fine Art Drawings, Ovni Marsien, André Robillard

Ovni Marsien

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

£3,930

Fine Art Drawings, Le daufin - de la mer - le cobra indien, André Robillard

Le daufin - de la mer - le cobra indien

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£1,429

Fine Art Drawings, Le bateau de pêche, André Robillard

Le bateau de pêche

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

£3,930

Sculpture, Pistolet américain, André Robillard

Pistolet américain

André Robillard

Sculpture - 9.4 x 11 x 1.2 inch

£1,429

Fine Art Drawings, Invasion martienne, André Robillard

Invasion martienne

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 20.9 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch

£2,233

Sculpture, Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins, André Robillard

Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins

André Robillard

Sculpture - 31.5 x 21.3 x 11 inch

£6,700

Sculpture, Marseille, le bateau de pêche, André Robillard

Marseille, le bateau de pêche

André Robillard

Sculpture - 9.8 x 18.1 x 10.6 inch

£1,876

Fine Art Drawings, La Station Spatiale Sovietique, André Robillard

La Station Spatiale Sovietique

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

£3,930

Fine Art Drawings, La Savane Africaine, André Robillard

La Savane Africaine

André Robillard

Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

£3,930

Sculpture, Apollo 17, André Robillard

Apollo 17

André Robillard

Sculpture - 51.2 x 11 x 11 inch

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Painting, La conquête spatiale soviétique, André Robillard

La conquête spatiale soviétique

André Robillard

Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

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Who is the artist?

Son of a forest ranger in the forest of Orléans, André Robillard was born at a place called La Maltournée near Gien. He encountered academic difficulties at a very young age and was placed at the age of seven in the annex school of the psychiatric hospital of Fleury-les-Aubrais. Destined to become a farm clerk, he was a runaway and angry and was interned in this same hospital at the age of 19.

After several short-lived releases, he was recruited in 1964, at the age of 33, as an assistant to take care of gardening, laundry and the hospital wastewater treatment plant. From sick, he thus becomes a worker without leaving the center. It was that same year that he made his first rifle with recycled objects (cans, used light bulbs, recovered pieces of wood, fabric, etc.), "to kill poverty," he says.

Shortly after, his psychiatrist, Doctor Paul Renard, sent some of them to Jean Dubuffet who then built up his art brut collection; the two men meet on several occasions1. André Robillard also manufactures spacecraft and sputniks. After a visit to the Lausanne museum, he was impressed by the work of Auguste Forestier and also began to make wooden riders and exotic animals. Along with the manufacture of objects, he draws guns, planets and satellites, but also animals.

What is André Robillard’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Detailed Somber Illustrations

When was André Robillard born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1931