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César, whose full name was César Baldaccini, was born in Marseille in 1921.

After his studies at the Marseille academy from 1935 to 1939 and at the Paris academy from 1943 to 1947, César met Picasso and Germaine Richier in Paris, and lived in the same house as Alberto Giacometti, all of whom influenced his early artwork greatly.

During this time César produced his first sculptures made from iron and gypsum. From 1956 César soldered pieces of scrap together to form figurative and semi-abstract sculptures.

Under the influence of Nouveau Réalisme, he produced the famous "Compressions dirigées" from 1960, for which César compressed car chassis and metal objects in a metal press. Pop Art also left its marks on the oeuvre of the French sculptor and object artist, namely in his colored plastic objects formed as ironic object fetishes.

César died on June 12, 1998 in Paris.


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Fine Art Drawings, Poulette, César Baldaccini

Poulette

César Baldaccini

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm

$4,291

Sculpture, Poing de Force Cesar, César Baldaccini

Poing de Force Cesar

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 58 x 90 x 26 cm

$208,921

Print, Compression De Moto, César Baldaccini

Compression De Moto

César Baldaccini

Print - 50 x 65 cm

$621

Design, Empreintes, César Baldaccini

Empreintes

César Baldaccini

Design - 27 x 27 x 12 cm

$1,694

Painting, Combustion d'allumettes, César Baldaccini

Combustion d'allumettes

César Baldaccini

Painting - 23.5 x 18 x 1 cm

$10,728

Sculpture, Rosine, César Baldaccini

Rosine

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 66 x 85 x 41 cm

$101,637

Sculpture, Pouce, César Baldaccini

Pouce

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 42 x 22 x 17 cm

$31,056

Print, Plis plastiques, César Baldaccini

Plis plastiques

César Baldaccini

Print - 75 x 48 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Petites plaques (Compression), César Baldaccini

Petites plaques (Compression)

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 36 x 21 x 6 cm

$47,995

Print, Mains et merveilles, César Baldaccini

Mains et merveilles

César Baldaccini

Print - 28 x 30 x 6 cm

$4,743

Sculpture, Le coeur éclaté, César Baldaccini

Le coeur éclaté

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 53 x 14 x 14 cm

$5,534

Print, Portrait de compression de drapeaux Français, César Baldaccini

Portrait de compression de drapeaux Français

César Baldaccini

Print - 76 x 59 cm

$847

Sculpture, Compression, César Baldaccini

Compression

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm

$12,987

Print, Compression de cartes postales anciennes, César Baldaccini

Compression de cartes postales anciennes

César Baldaccini

Print - 92 x 72 cm

$2,033

Print, Portrait de compression de drapeaux Suédois, César Baldaccini

Portrait de compression de drapeaux Suédois

César Baldaccini

Print - 76 x 59 cm

$847

Print, Lettre "Q", César Baldaccini

Lettre "Q"

César Baldaccini

Print - 30 x 23.5 x 0.05 cm

$734

Print, Composition pour les JO, César Baldaccini

Composition pour les JO

César Baldaccini

Print - 90 x 63 x 1 cm

$903

Sculpture, La Poulette, César Baldaccini

La Poulette

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 20 cm

$11,067

Sculpture, Tête Eiffel pivotante, Bronze. 8 ex., César Baldaccini

Tête Eiffel pivotante, Bronze. 8 ex.

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 53 x 29 x 27 cm

$62,112

Sculpture, Le moustique, César Baldaccini

Le moustique

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 50 x 22 x 32 cm

$50,819

Print, Hommage a la Tour Eiffel, César Baldaccini

Hommage a la Tour Eiffel

César Baldaccini

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$971

Print, Le livre des livres I, César Baldaccini

Le livre des livres I

César Baldaccini

Print - 49.5 x 35.5 x 5 cm

$11,293

Sculpture, Compression Niçoise, César Baldaccini

Compression Niçoise

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 36 x 20.5 x 9 cm

$39,526

Print, Expansion, César Baldaccini

Expansion

César Baldaccini

Print - 50 x 37.5 cm

$678

Sculpture, Poule clefs a pipe, César Baldaccini

Poule clefs a pipe

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 66 x 54 x 26 cm

$128,740

Print, Compression Marylin MONROE CESAR Portraits, César Baldaccini

Compression Marylin MONROE CESAR Portraits

César Baldaccini

Print - 65 x 47 cm

$1,073

Sculpture, César du meilleur costume, César Baldaccini

César du meilleur costume

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 8 cm

$40,655

Sculpture, Poule Matoutou, César Baldaccini

Poule Matoutou

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 36 x 34 x 42 cm

$73,405

Print, Compression des cartes postales, César Baldaccini

Compression des cartes postales

César Baldaccini

Print - 71 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Compression bidons metalliques, César Baldaccini

Compression bidons metalliques

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 61 x 31 x 41 cm

Price upon request

Sculpture, Expansion no. 25, César Baldaccini

Expansion no. 25

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 187.5 x 110 x 20 cm

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Sculpture, Les patins de Gilles, César Baldaccini

Les patins de Gilles

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 93 x 95 x 50 cm

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Sculpture, La poule, César Baldaccini

La poule

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 35 x 24 x 16 cm

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Sculpture, Napoléon, César Baldaccini

Napoléon

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 181 x 80 x 98 cm

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Sculpture, Cœur éclaté, César Baldaccini

Cœur éclaté

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 53 x 14 x 14 cm

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Sculpture, Poulette gilles, César Baldaccini

Poulette gilles

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 19 x 15 x 13 cm

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Print, Sans titre, César Baldaccini

Sans titre

César Baldaccini

Print - 28 x 20.5 x 0.05 cm

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Print, Le livre des livres, César Baldaccini

Le livre des livres

César Baldaccini

Print - 45 x 32 cm

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Print, Hommage à Picasso II, César Baldaccini

Hommage à Picasso II

César Baldaccini

Print - 41 x 58 cm

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Print, Hommage à Picasso II, César Baldaccini

Hommage à Picasso II

César Baldaccini

Print - 41 x 58 cm

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Print, Hommage à Picasso II, César Baldaccini

Hommage à Picasso II

César Baldaccini

Print - 41 x 58 cm

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Print, Hommage à Picasso II, César Baldaccini

Hommage à Picasso II

César Baldaccini

Print - 41 x 58 cm

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Print, Hommage à Picasso II, César Baldaccini

Hommage à Picasso II

César Baldaccini

Print - 41 x 58 cm

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Sculpture, Compression portable, César Baldaccini

Compression portable

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm

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Sculpture, L'index (155/600), César Baldaccini

L'index (155/600)

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 9 x 3.5 x 3 cm

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Print, Hommage à Picasso I, César Baldaccini

Hommage à Picasso I

César Baldaccini

Print - 40 x 56 cm

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Print, César centaure, hommage à Picasso, César Baldaccini

César centaure, hommage à Picasso

César Baldaccini

Print - 76.5 x 57.5 x 0.1 cm

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Sculpture, Compression, César Baldaccini

Compression

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 21 x 11 x 11 cm

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Print, La Poule, César Baldaccini

La Poule

César Baldaccini

Print - 40 x 30 cm

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Print, Cafetière, César Baldaccini

Cafetière

César Baldaccini

Print - 54 x 39 x 1 cm

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Print, César, César Baldaccini

César

César Baldaccini

Print - 74 x 55 x 0.1 cm

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Print, Poule aux oreilles, César Baldaccini

Poule aux oreilles

César Baldaccini

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm

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Print, Théière compressée, César Baldaccini

Théière compressée

César Baldaccini

Print - 27 x 28 x 4 cm

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Sculpture, Bepino, César Baldaccini

Bepino

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 23.5 x 20.5 x 16.5 cm

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Painting, Centaure, César Baldaccini

Centaure

César Baldaccini

Painting - 25 x 32 x 0.5 cm

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Sculpture, Compression, César Baldaccini

Compression

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 30 x 21 x 21 cm

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Print, Compression Moto, César Baldaccini

Compression Moto

César Baldaccini

Print - 50 x 65 x 1 cm

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Sculpture, Compression de cannettes, César Baldaccini

Compression de cannettes

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 39.5 x 19.5 x 6 cm

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Sculpture, Insecte africain assis, César Baldaccini

Insecte africain assis

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 35 x 17 x 23.5 cm

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Sculpture, Le pouce, César Baldaccini

Le pouce

César Baldaccini

Sculpture - 29 x 5 x 5 cm

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Who is the artist?

César, whose full name was César Baldaccini, was born in Marseille in 1921.

After his studies at the Marseille academy from 1935 to 1939 and at the Paris academy from 1943 to 1947, César met Picasso and Germaine Richier in Paris, and lived in the same house as Alberto Giacometti, all of whom influenced his early artwork greatly.

During this time César produced his first sculptures made from iron and gypsum. From 1956 César soldered pieces of scrap together to form figurative and semi-abstract sculptures.

Under the influence of Nouveau Réalisme, he produced the famous "Compressions dirigées" from 1960, for which César compressed car chassis and metal objects in a metal press. Pop Art also left its marks on the oeuvre of the French sculptor and object artist, namely in his colored plastic objects formed as ironic object fetishes.

César died on June 12, 1998 in Paris.

What are their 3 main works?

What is César Baldaccini’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Industrial-Style Assembly, Neo-Dada, Funk Art

When was César Baldaccini born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1921