Hubert Le Gall French, b. 1961
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Smoke Andiron , 2020
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Liberty Candle Holder, 2020
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Giselle et Albrecht Candle Holders, 2020
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Paloma Console, 2020
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Paloma Console - Black Patina, 2020
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New Mirabelles Mirror - White Gold, 2020
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New Mirabelles Mirror - Yellow Gold , 2020
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Gstaad Chair, 2019
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Picorette Console , 2019
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Spirus Mirror, 2019
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Gstaad Chairs, 2019
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Montjoie Andiron, 2019
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L’éternel Printemps Cabinet , 2018
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Pinocchio Cabinet , 2018
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Chardon Candle Holder I, 2018
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Chardon Candle Holder II, 2018
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4 Chardons Candle Holder , 2018
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7 Chardons Candle Holder , 2018
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Bison the Tealight Holder , 2018
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Anthévémis Buffet, 2018
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Secretary Pegasus, 2018
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Eve Armchair , 2018
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Maxou Armchair , 2018
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Maxou Armchair , 2018
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Hyppolite Floor Lamp, 2018
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Passoda Floor Lamp, 2018
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Zébulon, The Bubbler Floor Lamp, 2018
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Géode Doha Lamp, 2018
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Géode Lamp , 2018
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Vanité Métaphora Lamp, 2018
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Tournesol Lamp , 2018
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Dorian Vanité Mirror, 2018
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Oiseau Pot, 2018
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Solaire Frisson Table, 2018
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Odette Lamp , 2017
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Odile Lamp, 2017
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Max the Tealight Holder, 2017
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Orchids 2 x 9 Flowers Tables, 2017
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Orchids 18 Flowers Table, 2017
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Flora Pot, 2017
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Pomone Pot, 2017
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Marmara Console, 2017
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Kiwi Lamp, 2017
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Petite Goutte Mirror, 2017
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Ostrich Floor Lamp, 2016
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Zoa, The Fisherman Floor Lamp, 2016
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Pear Candle Holder, 2016
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Apple Candle Holder, 2016
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Pica and Pica D'or Gueridon, 2016
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Dodger Pot, 2016
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Vase E-Verso Louloudia - Grand, 2016
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Odilon Lamp, 2016
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Odilon Lamp, 2016
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Mademoiselle Z Bookshelf, 2016
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Commode 3 Strates, 2016
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Commode Glossy, 2016
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Foxy Gueridon , 2016
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Olympia Gueridon , 2016
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Archéa Table, 2016
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Vase E-Verso Louloudia - Petit, 2016
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Skili Floor Lamp, 2015
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Skili Gueridon with Mahogany, 2015
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Warhol 18 Flowers Table, 2015
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Pétille Lamp - Nickel Petit, 2015
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Swippe Cabinet, 2015
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Commode Swipp, 2015
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Pinocchio Lamp, 2015
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Commode Ferrière, 2014
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Mirus Candle Holder - Triple, 2014
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Creole Buffet , 2014
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Symphonie Console , 2014
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Melancolia Gueridon , 2014
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Pinocchio Floor Lamp, 2014
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Galaxie Mirror, 2014
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Grand Sonia Mirror, 2014
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Good Dog Floor Lamp, 2013
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Odilon Candle Holder, 2013
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Olympia Candle Holder, 2013
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Remus Mirror (Moon Gold), 2013
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Playful Fish Gueridon, 2013
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Belgian Frisson Table, 2012
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Sheep Jumping Wolf Lamp, 2012
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Epoca Winter Lamp, 2012
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Spot Dog Neon Lamp, 2012
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Lucien Candle Holder, 2012
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Placide, The Rabbit Chair, 2012
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Pinocchio Console, 2012
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Anthemis 2 x 9 Flowers Tables, 2012
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Petit Nougat Mirror, 2012
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Smoke Mirror, 2012
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Mahè Caribbean Mirror, 2012
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Mirette Candle Holder with Tassels, 2012
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Pif Paf Le Fakir Candle Holder, 2012
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Sinbad the Wading Candle-Swallowing Snake Candle Holder, 2012
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Commode Whisky, 2012
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Loopy Mirror, 2012
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Méga Météora Mirror, 2012
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Météora Mirror, 2012
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Météorien Mirror, 2012
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Babine Vide Poche , 2012
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Mahè Tortue Des Mers Mirror , 2012
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Pétille Lamp - Patina, 2011
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Mirette Candle Holder , 2011
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Carol Chair, 2011
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Judith Chair, 2011
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Bahia Table, 2011
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Milou Mirror, 2010
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Vase Vice Verso Nouveau Micro , 2010
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Mahjong Cabinet, 2010
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Mahjong Buffet 3 Doors, 2010
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Sonate Floor Lamp, 2010
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Cyclades Table, 2009
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Rio Table, 2009
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Vanité Sculpture, 2009
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Vase Tête du Poète , 2009
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Mahjong Buffet 4 Doors , 2008
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Lola Chair, 2008
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Agathe Mirror, 2008
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Caviar Mirror, 2008
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Champagne Mirror, 2008
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Mirabelles Mirror, 2008
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Romulus Mirror, 2007
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Pétille Lamp - Nickel, 2007
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Commode Créole, 2007
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Deminino Mirror, 2006
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Babeth Sofa, 2006
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Chiko Sofa, 2006
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Commode Igloo, 2006
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Goot Floor Lamp, 2006
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Polyèdres Pendant Light, 2006
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Astrolabe Pendant Light , 2006
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Country Mirror, 2006
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Diamant Mirror, 2006
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Nénuphar Table, 2006
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Serpentine Lights, 2005
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Sonate Console, 2005
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Commode Azur, 2005
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Commode Azur Or, 2005
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Commode Goutte d’herbe, 2005
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Arbre Pétrifié Gueridon , 2005
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Baleine Armchair, 2004
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Summer 2 x 9 Flowers , 2004
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Tania Mirror, 2004
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Domino Mirror, 2004
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Liberty Chair, 2004
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Trèfle Chair, 2004
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Grande Goutte Mirror, 2004
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L’été Sera Chaud Coffee Table, 2004
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Nougat Mirror, 2004
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Mi Lamp, 2003
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Do Lamp, 2003
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Sunset Bookshelf , 2003
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Mirus Candle Holder - Single, 2003
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Mirus Candle Holder - Double, 2003
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Do Mirror, 2003
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Mi Mirror, 2003
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Taureau Cabinet, 2002
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Commode Ondine, 2002
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Cavale Console, 2001
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Commode Anthémis , 2000
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Ombre Chinée Carpet, 2000
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Vase Vitrine , 2000
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Vase Vitrine , 2000
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Pots of Flowers Chair, 1998
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Mouse Door Holder
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Commode Mont Blanc
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Grand Tournesol Lamp
Hubert Le Gall's work is a bold combination of sophistication and playfulness. He is a fixed star on the international design scene, he exhibits and sells his work globally.
Inspired by the likes of Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau, the Surrealists and Max Ernst, Le Gall introduces humour and beauty into everyday life. When you step through the doors of French self-taught artist-designer Hubert Le Gall’s atelier in Montmartre in Paris, you feel as if you’ve stepped into Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or a Dali painting, entering into a strange new world where everything has been turned upside down and nothing is what it seems. The vision is playful, the shapes unusual, the proportions oversized, the materials luxurious, and there’s always the recognizable hint of childhood. The works are at once familiar and unfamiliar: there are chamomile commodes, rabbit ear armchairs, dog lights, bull cabinets, sheep dressing tables, giraffe chimneys, raindrop mirrors and skull sculptures. There are even mice running up and down a room divider, Pinocchio who cut off his nose with a saw that has morphed into a leafy branch and stuck it into a console, foam bubbling out of an armoire and a chained yeti disguised as a table lamp.
Le Gall surrounds himself with creations stemming from his overflowing imagination, which lie somewhere between contemporary art and decorative object. Viewers are often left wondering if it’s a sculpture or a piece of furniture, only to realize that it really doesn’t matter in the end for Le Gall himself refuses to choose between the labels of artist and designer. He admits, “I don’t see myself as a designer because I have more an artistic approach than a design approach. But do I see myself as an artist? I don’t know because I make decorative art; I don’t paint. I always say that I am a creator of furniture. I am more an artist than a designer. That’s why I’m more interested in the world of art than the world of decoration.”
Having originally started in portraiture, Le Gall’s artistic leanings are evident in his furniture and object designs infused with humour and illusion, all rooted in a rigorous quality of execution and exquisite finishes. Taking a classic and adding a twist, his furniture stands outside of established conventions and speaks to the emotions, inviting viewers to reconsider their perception of it.
While borrowing freely from the art world, Le Gall also injects a functional dimension: Andy Warhol’s Flowers becomes a daisy table, Roy Lichtenstein’s Sunset becomes a bookshelf, Jean-Pierre Raynaud’s Pot becomes two comfy armchairs in the shape of a bisected flowerpot containing a green plant. Never working with established furniture manufacturers, he eschews mass production intrinsic to the design industry, instead favouring making objects in extremely small series of eight or 25 – echoing the craftwork of yesteryear when artisans made one-off objects – and taking a hands-on approach in their manufacture.
He explains, “It’s a choice that I made very early on to limit my work because what I’m doing is not necessarily design but something closer to sculpture, so I wanted to stay within numbering that is unique to sculpture. Also, when I was young, I was already selling objects in bronze that were pricey, so I told my clients it was because it was just a unique piece or series of eight. Creating rarity was my way to compensate for the fact that it was expensive. I made the right decision because today when things come back for sale at auction, it is because they are rare that they continue to sell well.”
Born in 1961 in Lyon, France.
Lives and works in France.
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Fabula
Hubert Le Gall Hubert Le Gall, Pascaline Noack, Patt Morrison, Dany Sautot, 2018 Hard Cover, 290 pages
Publisher: Flammarion
ISBN: 208020386X
Dimensions: 31 x 4 x 39.5 cm Read more -
Catalogue Raisonné
Hubert Le Gall Jean-Louis Gaillemin, 2013 Hard Cover, 208 pages
Publisher: Editions Norma
ISBN: 2915542503
Dimensions: 24 x 2 x 31.5 cm Read more