Suggestive light stone sculpture from 1970 by Jacques Trouvè.
Dimensions H 25 cm Base 18 X 21 cm
Jacques Trouvè:
Trouvè Jacques was born on June 28, 1944, in Caen, France. A prolific sculptor, jeweler, and marble worker, also of Senegalese nationality, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Caen and at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris.
In parallel with his studies, he also participated in restoration projects of historical monuments such as: the churches of Falaise, Gisors, a Renaissance hotel in Albi, the Hotel des Invalides, and the sculptures of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
In 1969, he settled in Italy and participated in numerous personal and collective exhibitions of national and international scope. From 1979 to 1984, he taught at the Ecole d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme in Dakar as a Professor of Plastic Arts.
Returning to Europe in 1984, Jacques Trouvè carried out creation and restoration work on public and private buildings and participated in exhibitions dedicated to sculpture in Italy, France, and the Netherlands.
Called to Senegal in 1996, he organized production workshops and created the models for the Signare house (Silverware, Tableware), a job that would involve him until the beginning of 2002.
In 2004, the important realization of the Monument of the Symbol of Senegal at the Senate of Dakar is remembered.
Until mid-2006, the artist managed the Marble Department of a Senegalese Company and then subsequently opened his own company specializing in decorated marble surfaces.