Germaine Richier

(French, 1904–1959)

Germaine Richier was a French sculptor best known for her large bronze sculptures inspired by themes in classical mythology. Her statues of animals and hybrid-creatures are thin and misshapen, looking as though these are on the brink of decay. The artist is often associated with her controversial statue of Christ, displayed in the Church of Notre Dame de Toute Grâce du Plateau d’Assy, which was removed by the clergy for its untraditional depiction of Jesus. Born on September 16, 1902 in Grans, France, Richier attended the École des Beaux Arts in Montpellier for six years, taking apprenticeship from Émile Antoine Bourdelle in Paris. In 1937, she took part in an exhibition focusing on the work of European women at the Musée du Jeu and later showed in an exhibition at the World’s Fair alongside prominent Modern artists, including Marc Chagall, Georges Braque, and André Derain. After several years of success in Europe, the artist was awarded the sculpture prize at the São Paulo Bienial in 1956. Richier died on July 31, 1959 in Montpellier, France. She was relatively unknown for the majority of her career, only coming to public attention after her work was shown in a retrospective at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Her work is found in the collections of the Musée Fabre, and the Tate Gallery in London, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.

Germaine Richier Artworks

Germaine Richier (578 results)

FEMME-COQ NO. 4, 1954

Germaine Richier

FEMME-COQ NO. 4, 1954

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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Sculpture (No. 1972)

Germaine Richier

Sculpture (No. 1972)

Sale Date: March 14, 2016

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La Vierge folle, 1946

Germaine Richier

La Vierge folle, 1946

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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Le cheval à six têtes, petit, 1952–1953

Germaine Richier

Le cheval à six têtes, petit, 1952–1953

Sale Date: June 29, 2017

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Tête d'homme, 1950

Germaine Richier

Tête d'homme, 1950

Sale Date: June 21, 2017

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DON QUIXOTE AT THE WING OF THE MILL

Germaine Richier

DON QUIXOTE AT THE WING OF THE MILL

Sale Date: June 22, 2017

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Le Poète, 1943

Germaine Richier

Le Poète, 1943

Sale Date: June 8, 2017

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Diabolo, 1950

Germaine Richier

Diabolo, 1950

Sale Date: June 8, 2017

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La Montagne, 1955–1956

Germaine Richier

La Montagne, 1955–1956

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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TÊTE, 1940

Germaine Richier

Sale Date: June 7, 2017

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DON QUICHOTTE, 1950–1951

Germaine Richier

DON QUICHOTTE, 1950–1951

Sale Date: May 16, 2017

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Sculpture La vierge folle; Germaine Richier..., 1950

Germaine Richier

Sculpture La vierge folle; Germaine Richier..., 1950

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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Eve au jardin d’Eden, 1953-1954, 1953–1954

Germaine Richier

Eve au jardin d’Eden, 1953-1954, 1953–1954

Sale Date: February 27, 2017

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Juin 1940, 1940

Germaine Richier

Juin 1940, 1940

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Sans titre

Germaine Richier

Sale Date: November 10, 2016

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FEMME-COQ NO. 4, 1954

Germaine Richier

FEMME-COQ NO. 4, 1954

Sale Date: November 18, 2016

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Trio I ou La Place, 1954

Germaine Richier

Trio I ou La Place, 1954

Sale Date: October 21, 2016

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L'HOMME DE LA NUIT (PETIT)

Germaine Richier

L'HOMME DE LA NUIT (PETIT)

Sale Date: September 29, 2016

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Shell Patterns

Attributed to Germaine Richier

Shell Patterns

Sale Date: September 9, 2016

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Personnages et objet d’un échiquier, 1957–1958

Germaine Richier

Personnages et objet d’un échiquier, 1957–1958

Sale Date: June 15, 2016

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Femme-coq No. 4, 1954

Germaine Richier

Femme-coq No. 4, 1954

Sale Date: June 10, 2016

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Femme-coq No. 3ou Gabrielle, 1954

Germaine Richier

Femme-coq No. 3ou Gabrielle, 1954

Sale Date: June 10, 2016

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Portrait de Madame G.H, 1940–1942

Germaine Richier

Portrait de Madame G.H, 1940–1942

Sale Date: June 10, 2016

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Diabolo, 1950

Germaine Richier

Diabolo, 1950

Sale Date: June 10, 2016

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