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Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud Furniture

French

From an early age, Bernard Bessoud was drawn to drawing, painting and then sculpture, perpetually concerned with detail that provokes emotion. He devoted himself to it regularly, and relentlessly, alongside a busy first professional life.

Arnaud Bessoud has always been immersed in an artistic universe. He cut his teeth with drawing, pastel, oil, drawing inspiration from the greatest and then creating in turn. The sculpture and restoration of historical monuments (notably the Cathedral of Reims or the Opéra Garnier in Paris) have opened up new horizons for him. 

Then it was at Fonderie Chapon foundry, one of the last art foundries in Paris, that he discovered both the ancestral know-how and innovative methods of working with bronze. This last decisive step, which marks the beginning of a common, artistic, and family adventure: BAB, Bernard & Arnaud BESSOUD.

Like a parallel and invisible thread, Africa determines what will be their initiatory journey. At the dawn of the 2000s, they set off together and discovered Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe… Their goal: to capture as closely as possible the accuracy of animal expression.

On their return, they start their work, "Le Bestiaire", a collection of animal sculptures in bronze, where they sculpt in total harmony, always with four hands, sometimes even six-hands, when their daughter and sister Elise joins them. Family, always.

They quickly became known to the art world, galleries, show personalities, passionate amateurs, and exhibited in France and internationally, from Houston to Miami, London, Monaco, Moscow, Brussels or Gstaad, and continue to draw their inspiration from the spectacle of a wild world that fascinates them.

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Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud “Gorilla” Bronze Sculpture, Artist’s Proof 1/4, 2005
Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud “Gorilla” Bronze Sculpture, Artist’s Proof 1/4, 2005

Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud “Gorilla” Bronze Sculpture, Artist’s Proof 1/4, 2005

By Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud

Located in LEGNY, FR

Gorilla – Artist’s Proof No. 1/4 Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud, 2005 Foundry: Chapon An iconic sculpture by the duo Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud, this bronze gorilla embodies both the power...

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Early 2000s French Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud Furniture

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Gorilla Bronze Sculpture by Bessoud, 2005 - French Artistry
Gorilla Bronze Sculpture by Bessoud, 2005 - French Artistry

Gorilla Bronze Sculpture by Bessoud, 2005 - French Artistry

By Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud

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Gorilla – Artist’s Proof No. 1/4 Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud, 2005 Founder: Chapon An emblematic sculpture by the duo Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud, this bronze gorilla embodies both the p...

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Early 2000s French Bernard & Arnaud Bessoud Furniture

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