Saturday, September 20, 2003

Henri Laurens

La Douleur (Grief) by Henri Laurens, Cimetière du Montparnasse, Montparnasse Cemetery, paris

Grave of Henri Laurens (1885-1954)
With one of his own sculptures: “La Douleur” (Grief), 1954
Cimetière du Montparnasse, Montparnasse Cemetery
Quartier du Montparnasse, 14th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“Henri Laurens (1885-1954), was originally a stonemason. He began sculpting in 1899 and after meeting Pablo Picasso and other cubist artists, he adopted that style himself in 1911. His gravesite at Montparnesse Cemetery features one of his own works- La Douleur (Grief). The piece depicts a naked woman sitting with her head in her lap.” (Henri Laurens, Art@Site)

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