Jean Roulland (29 March 1931 – 14 February 2021) was a French sculptor.

Biography

Roulland was one of the artists in the , alongside Eugène Dodeigne,

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, and

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. He attended the École des beaux-arts de Roubaix and worked in a ceramics factory before dedicating himself to sculpture full-time in 1960. He lived in

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. He was influenced by the works of

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, creating sculptures in wood, ceramic, and stone. Later in his career, he became fascinated with bronze works, creating many of the sort in his studio. In 1995, he created a series of terracotta heads. Roulland received the Prix Rodin and the Prix Lenchener in Paris in 1972 and the Kotaro Takamura Grand Prize in

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, Japan. His works were exhibited at the

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in 1991. In 2010, he was awarded the Prix de Sculpture Maria Pilar de la Béraudière by the

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. In 2013, a series of exhibitions were displayed in his honor at various places in

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. Roulland died in

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on 14 February 2021, at the age of 89.

Collections

Roulland's work is held in the following public collections: * Fonds national d'art contemporain *

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References

{{ACArt 1931 births 2021 deaths French sculptors People from Croix, Nord