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This artwork is inspired by a druidic construction, located in the Breton village of Lanleff.
Celle-ci est inspire par une construction druidique, situ e dans le village breton de Lanleff.
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tienne Martin (4 February 1913 21 March 1995) was a French non-figurative sculptor.
He was born Henri tienne-Martin on 4 February 1913 in Loriol, Dr me, France. He attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Lyon from 1929 to 1933, where he met Marcel Michaud. Martin moved to Paris in 1934, working at the studio of Charles Malfray at the Acad mie Ranson, where he came into contact with such painters as Roger Bissi re, Jean Le Moal, Jean Bertholle, Alfred Manessier, Zelman, V ra Pagava, and the sculptor Fran ois Stahly. With them, Martin became part of the group T moignage, which had exhibitions in Paris in 1938 and 1939. He worked primarily in wood and plaster, creating works inspired by his childhood memories of his home in Loriol. Later sculpture included bronze, string, and textiles.
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