Érik Desmazières (born 1948 in

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, Morocco) is a French engraver and printmaker.

Early life and education

Born in Morocco, he moved to Paris in 1967. He is a graduate of the

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and studied printmaking at the evening classes of the City of Paris.

Career

Desmazières received the Grand Prix of the City of Paris for engraving in 1978. He is president of the Société des peintres-graveurs français. In 2008 he was elected to the

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, where he was received in 2009 and which he presided in 2016. In 2020 he was appointed director of

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in Paris. Desmazières provided etched illustrations for '' The Library of Babel'' by

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Exhibitions

Desmazières' work was exhibited at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam in 2004, at the

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in Paris in 2006, at the Musée Jenisch in 2007, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2009–2010, at the

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in 2012, at the Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy in 2014.

Collections

Desmazières' work is included in major museums (

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, MFA Boston) and private collections around the world.

Recognition

Desmazières is a knight of the

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(2016), an officer of the national order of Merit, a knight of the ''

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'', and an officer of the ''

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Books

By Desmazières

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Contributions by Desmazières

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References

External links

Érik Desmazières – ''La Bibliothèque de Babel''
at Warnock. {{DEFAULTSORT:Desmazieres, Erik 20th-century French engravers 21st-century French engravers Sciences Po alumni Members of the Académie des beaux-arts 1948 births Living people