Jean-Joseph Sanfourche
Jean-Joseph Sanfourche (born June 25, 1929 in Bordeaux , † March 13, 2010 in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat ), called Sanfourche , was a French painter , poet , draftsman and sculptor .
Live and act
Sanfourche was the son of a painter and was taught drawing by him as a child. In his early childhood the family moved to Rochefort . During the Nazi era , the family was imprisoned by the Gestapo in 1942 , and his father was shot in 1943. Jean Joseph Sanfourche and his mother were released from prison and moved to Limoges , where Sanfourche attended a vocational school. He gained experience in sculpture and woodwork.
After graduating from school, he studied accounting and then moved to Paris , where he worked as the technical director of a textile factory and then as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . He stopped this job because of a serious illness with blindness in one eye.
After his return to Limoge, he worked as a versatile painter, sculptor, graphic artist and poet. He created works made of bronze , wood, stone and enamel , among other things . He was friends and was in contact with Gaston Chaissac , Jean Dubuffet and Robert Doisneau, among others .
His works can be found in numerous museums, including the Collection de l'art brut ( Lausanne ), France Begles, the Musee d'Art Moderne ( Paris ) and the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles .
1992 named him François Mitterrand to the Legion of Honor .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Outsider Art Series: Sanfourche (1929-2010). In: Eppendorfer. December 19, 2017, accessed on July 18, 2019 (German).
- ↑ UpClosed: Jean-Joseph Sanfourche: French artist - Biography | UpClosed. Retrieved July 18, 2019 (American English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanfourche, Jean-Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, poet, draftsman and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordeaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 2010 |
| Place of death | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat |