Michel Charpentier (6 September 1927 – 2 July 2023) was a French sculptor and medalist.
Biography
Born in Auvers-sur-Oise on 6 September 1927, Charpentier received the Prix de Rome in 1951 and stayed at the Prix de Rome until 1955. In 1963, he received the Prix Malraux at the Biennale de Paris. In 1965, he exhibited at the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and joined the directing group of the Salon de Mai two years later. From 1973 to 1991, he was chair of the sculpting department at the Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Michel Charpentier died on 2 July 2023, at the age of 95.
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1927 births
2023 deaths
20th-century French sculptors
21st-century French sculptors
French medallists
French contemporary artists
École des Beaux-Arts alumni
Academic staff of the École des Beaux-Arts
People from Val-d'Oise
