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Sep 16, 1902 Grans, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, France Died on 31 Jul 1959 (aged 56)
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About Germaine Richier
- Germaine Richier (16 September 1902 – 21 July 1959) was a French sculptor.Born in Grans, Richier began her studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Montpellier, in the atelier of Louis-Jacques Guigues; in 1926 she went to work with Antoine Bourdelle, remaining in his studio until his death in 1929.
- There she became acquainted with Alberto Giacometti, although the two were never close.
- Richier for her part was more interested in a classical approach to sculpture, preferring to work from a live model and then reworking the final product.
- She also met César Baldaccini at this stage in her career.
- She married Otto Bänninger on 12 December 1929.
- In 1936, she won the Prix Blumenthal.
- During the war, she met Marino Marini, in exile in Switzerland.
