René Carcan (25 May 1925 – 1993) was a prominent Belgian engraver and sculptor, who studied under Léon Devos, Jacques Maes and

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. His works have been shown in numerous international exhibitions including Galerie La Proue, and are closely associated with the work of

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, who was also in the Friedlaender school.

Life

Carcan was born in

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Saint-Josse-ten-Noode () or Sint-Joost-ten-Node (), often simply called Saint-Josse or Sint-Joost, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the Ci ...

and died in Etterbeek, Belgium. He studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts and Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. His main sculpting study was under D. Jacobs. He developed an artistic style which has been compared to

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's, of distilling a vision to an essential essence. His use of colour was influenced by Wassily Kandinsky and by

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. A museum was established in Brussels at the site of Carcan's old studio, the ''Fondation René Carcan'' (Rue Champ-de-Roi 122, Etterbeek), for the preservation and study of his life's works. This was both a museum and foundation, and exhibited works of his

lithography Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

sculpting Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

and

jewellery Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a wester ...

design until it closed in 2006. The ''Fondation René Carcan'' subsequently became the ''Espace René Carcan'' and established the "René Carcan International Prize for Printmaking", intended to encourage printmaking. The first edition of this biennial award took place in 2014.

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Fondation René Carcan

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