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Presentation
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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Arrachage
César Baldaccini
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.4 inch
$5,942
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Compression bidons metalliques
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 61 x 31 x 41 cm Sculpture - 24 x 12.2 x 16.1 inch
$184,982
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Combustion d'allumettes
César Baldaccini
Painting - 23.5 x 18 x 1 cm Painting - 9.3 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$10,650
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Expansion no. 25
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 187.5 x 110 x 20 cm Sculpture - 73.8 x 43.3 x 7.9 inch
$50,450
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Les patins de Gilles
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 93 x 95 x 50 cm Sculpture - 36.6 x 37.4 x 19.7 inch
$213,009
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Petites plaques (Compression)
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 36 x 21 x 6 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 8.3 x 2.4 inch
$47,647
![Sculpture, Le coeur éclaté, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1170642_1_grid.jpg)
Le coeur éclaté
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 53 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$5,493
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Portrait de compression de drapeaux Français
César Baldaccini
Print - 76 x 59 cm Print - 29.9 x 23.2 inch
$841
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Compression de cartes postales anciennes
César Baldaccini
Print - 92 x 72 cm Print - 36.2 x 28.3 inch
$2,018
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Tête Eiffel pivotante, Bronze. 8 ex.
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 53 x 29 x 27 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 11.4 x 10.6 inch
$61,661
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Portrait de compression de drapeaux Suédois
César Baldaccini
Print - 76 x 59 cm Print - 29.9 x 23.2 inch
$841
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Poulette
César Baldaccini
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,260
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Compression Marylin MONROE CESAR Portraits
César Baldaccini
Print - 65 x 47 cm Print - 25.6 x 18.5 inch
$1,065
![Sculpture, Le moustique, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1594140_1_grid.jpg)
Le moustique
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 50 x 22 x 32 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 8.7 x 12.6 inch
$50,450
![Sculpture, Poule clefs a pipe, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/706134_1_grid.jpg)
Poule clefs a pipe
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 66 x 54 x 26 cm Sculpture - 26 x 21.3 x 10.2 inch
$110,989
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Le livre des livres I
César Baldaccini
Print - 49.5 x 35.5 x 5 cm Print - 19.5 x 14 x 2 inch
$11,211
![Sculpture, Compression Niçoise, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1615614_1_grid.jpg)
Compression Niçoise
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 36 x 20.5 x 9 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 8.1 x 3.5 inch
$39,239
![Print, Hommage a la Tour Eiffel, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1275009_1_grid.jpg)
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César du meilleur costume
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 29.5 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11.6 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
$40,360
![Sculpture, Poule Matoutou, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304529_1_grid.jpg)
Poule Matoutou
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 36 x 34 x 42 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 13.4 x 16.5 inch
$72,872
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Compression des cartes postales
César Baldaccini
Print - 71 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 28 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,803
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Napoléon
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 181 x 80 x 98 cm Sculpture - 71.3 x 31.5 x 38.6 inch
Price upon request
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Compression portable
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 1.4 x 0.6 x 0.6 inch
Sold
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César centaure, hommage à Picasso
César Baldaccini
Print - 76.5 x 57.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.1 x 22.6 x 0 inch
Sold
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Compression de cannettes
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 39.5 x 19.5 x 6 cm Sculpture - 15.6 x 7.7 x 2.4 inch
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