François Stahly
Illustration — François Stahly François Stahly (March 8, 1911 in Konstanz – July 2, 2006 in Paris) was a German-French sculptor. In 1952 Muller exhibited alongside Étienne Martin, Marie-Thérèse Pinto and Juana Muller in a group exhibition at the galerie MAI (Meubles Architectures Installations) in Paris. From the mid 1970s until his death he was married to the French-Iranian sculptor, Parvine Curie.
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François Stahly
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- Full name
- Tizian Leopold Heinrich Erhard Stahly.
- Born
- 1911. · Constance.
- Nationality
- Germany, France and Italy.
- Occupation
- sculptor and painter.
- Fields
- abstract.
- Movements
- School of Paris and Informalism.
- Known for
- The Labyrinth and Neptune II.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — François Stahly François Stahly (March 8, 1911 in Konstanz – July 2, 2006 in Paris) was a German-French sculptor. In 1952 Muller exhibited alongside Étienne Martin, Marie-Thérèse Pinto and Juana Muller in a group exhibition at the galerie MAI (Meubles Architectures Installations) in Paris. From the mid 1970s until his death he was married to the French-Iranian sculptor, Parvine Curie.
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Recorded at birth as Tizian Leopold Heinrich Erhard Stahly. Also worked under the name Stahly, Francois. Born at Constance in 1911, died in Meudon in 2006.
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris, Zurich and Payrin-Augmontel. Works named in the authority record are The Labyrinth and Neptune II. Work by François Stahly is recorded in the collections of Tate, Musée de la sculpture en plein air and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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- 1.Sabrina. Dubbeld. L'Eden Bar de Marseille ou la vie difficile d'artistes exilés en Provence sous l'Occupation. Provence Historique. 242. 471–486. 2010. 2025-10-01.
- 2.Mérimée PA00082033
- 3.dossier du ministère de la culture
- 4.Église Saint-Rémy de Baccarat. Ministère de la Culture.
- 5.Destruction d'une œuvre d’art dans l’espace public. Alexis Fournol.
- 6.Portiques ou L'Écho de la Forêt. Maison de la Radio.
- 7.A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas. University of Texas Press. 1996. 978-0-292-76036-3.
- 8.Labyrinth by François Stahly Returns to the Empire State Plaza. État de New-York.
- 9.Cairn from the Lang Fountain. Public Art Archive.
- 10.François Stahly, Le Labyrinthe. Sorbonne Université.
- 11.Fujimoto. Cheryl. Campus sculpture tour. The Stanford Daily. 28 mai 1980. 177. 66.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 10
- Jean Arp et Henri-Pierre Roché, François Stahly, Éditions Paul Facchetti, Paris, 1953.
- Carola Giedon-Welcker, François Stahly, The Graphie Press, Zurich, Éditions Wittenborn, New York, 1965.
- Pierre Descargues, François Stahly, Éditions La Connaissance, Bruxelles, 1975.
- Le Haut du Crestet, textes de François Stahly et Parvine Curie, imprimerie H. Hofer, Gentilly, 1975.
- Ionel Jianou, Gérard Xuriguera, Aube Lardera, La sculpture moderne en France, Arted Éditions d'Art, Paris, 1982.
- Marie-Josée Villadier, La vie et l'œuvre de François Stahly, Maîtrise, Université Paris IV, Paris, 1984.
- François Stahly, Hartmann Édition, 1997.
- François Stahly, Écrits et Propos, Rémanences, 18, Bédarieux, 2002.
- Montparnasse années 1930 - Bissière, Le Moal, Manessier, Étienne-Martin, Stahly… Éclosions à l’Académie Ranson, Rambouillet, Palais du roi de Rome, Éditions Snoeck, 2010 .
- Le Poids du monde. Marcel Michaud (1898-1958), sous la direction de Laurence Berthon, Sylvie Ramond et de Jean-Christophe Stuccilli, Lyon, musée des Beaux-Arts, 22 octobre 2011-23 janvier 2012, Lyon, Éd. Fages, 2011, 320 p. https://www.mba-lyon.fr/mba/sections/fr/expositions-musee/sculpture-20e/marcel-michaud/
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