Gilbert Sacchetti Sitting Pumas

Gilbert Sacchetti Seated Pumas Unique piece in marble stone H.74 L.60; D.45cm approximately 200kg Gilbert Sacchetti (born in 1944) Training, 1968-1969 Estienne School of Graphic Arts, Paris 1972-1982 Supported by Paul Belmondo, 1976-1982 Pupil of the Sculptor Georges Hilbert, Member of the institute. Prizes: 1974 Grand animal prize of the Grammont academy 1974 Edouard and Marcel SANDOZ Prize 1979 Silver medal for sculpture at the Salon des Artistes Français 1980 Gold medal for sculpture at the Salon des Artistes Français 1985 TAYLOR Prize 1986 Prize of Doctor Méry, at the National Salon of Animal Artists. 1995 Charles Malfray Prize, Taylor Foundation. Study trips: North Yemen Mountain villages (6 months) India (Ladakh, Zanskar), (9 months) Tanzania, Numerous stays in the N'Gorongoro crater, the Serengeti park, Olduvai and Masai villages. Exhibitions: 1987 Galerie Otto, Paris 1996 Fondation Taylor 2003 Galerie Varine-Gincourt, Paris 2005 "Regard", Marie de Paris V