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Émile Gilioli Art

French, 1911-1977

French sculptor Émile Gilioli crafted each piece to polished perfection. His smooth marble and bronze abstract sculptures feature reflective surfaces, graceful curves and sudden, sharp lines and angles. And while Gilioli was obsessed with refinement in his three-dimensional work, his abstract prints and watercolors reveal a looser, more expressive approach. No matter the chosen medium, his inner artist always shone through.

Gilioli was born in 1911 to a family of Italian shoemakers living in Paris. When he was three years old, his family moved back to Italy and settled in Mantua, where young Gilioli was eventually employed at the local forge. After World War I, his family moved back to France and Gilioli attended the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs and Beaux-Arts de Paris. He started working as a sculpture craftsman at 17 years old, and at 19, he joined the studio of Jean Boucher.

During World War II, Gilioli was stationed in Grenoble. There, he spent time at the Musée de Grenoble and was introduced to Cubism. Upon his return to Paris in 1945, he became one of the key figures in the city's burgeoning abstractionist movement. That same year, he held his first exhibition in Grenoble and also showed at two salons in Paris, in 1947 and ’49.

Gilioli eventually settled in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze, where he opened a sculpture atelier. Throughout the 1950s, he continued to pave the way for abstract sculpture in the country, frequently exhibiting with artists like Alicia Penalba, François Stahly and Étienne Martin. Throughout his long career, Gilioli designed many large sculptures for public spaces.

In 1997, to mark the 20-year anniversary of his death, the commune of Saint-Martin-de-la-Cluze purchased his workshop and home, turning the property into a museum to permanently display his creations.

Gilioli's sculptures and works on paper are held in museums in France and around the world, including the Musée de Grenoble, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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Artist: Émile Gilioli
Composition

Composition

By Émile Gilioli

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1962 Edition : III/X 56.00 cm. x 76.00 cm. 22.05 in. x 29.92 in. (paper) 50.00 cm. x 63.00 cm. 19.69 in. x 24.8 in. (image) Annoted "Epreuve artiste" Handsigned by the ...

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1960s Abstract Émile Gilioli Art

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Lithograph

Labyrinthe, Paroles peintes I, Émile Gilioli
Labyrinthe, Paroles peintes I, Émile Gilioli

Labyrinthe, Paroles peintes I, Émile Gilioli

By Émile Gilioli

Located in Southampton, NY

Etching on vélin Johannot d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Paroles peintes I, 1962. Published by Éditions O. La...

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1960s Modern Émile Gilioli Art

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Etching

Male Face - Handsigned drawing
Male Face - Handsigned drawing

Male Face - Handsigned drawing

By Émile Gilioli

Located in Paris, IDF

Emile GILIOLI Male Face Drawing on art paper Handsigned on bottom left 65 x 50.2 cm (25.5 x 19.6 in.) Good condition, slight tear on the right side

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Late 20th Century Modern Émile Gilioli Art

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Pencil

Nude of Woman - Drawing by Emile Gilioli - Mid 20th Century
Nude of Woman - Drawing by Emile Gilioli - Mid 20th Century

Nude of Woman - Drawing by Emile Gilioli - Mid 20th Century

By Émile Gilioli

Located in Roma, IT

Nude of woman is an original modern artwork realized in the half of 20th century by the french artist Emile Gilioli. Sanguine drawingon light brown paper. The artwork is hand signe...

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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Émile Gilioli Art

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Pencil

Composition Black wing

Composition Black wing

By Émile Gilioli

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 3/50 66.50 cm. x 52.00 cm. 26.18 in. x 20.47 in. (paper) 64.00 cm. x 50.00 cm. 25.2 in. x 19.69 in. (image) After the “Bl...

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1960s Abstract Émile Gilioli Art

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Lithograph

Glacier
Glacier

Émile GilioliGlacier, 1961

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Glacier

By Émile Gilioli

Located in PARIS, FR

"The Glacier" by Emile GILIOLI (1911-1977) "Perlino rosato" polished marble signed to underside "Gilioli" and dated "61" France 1961 height 27 cm width 29 cm depth 20 cm Provenance : World House Galleries, New York, 1962; Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1962-1966; Donation to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington; Christie's, sold by order of the trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum, 1994. Biography : Émile Gilioli (1911-1977) was a French sculptor. He was one of the leaders of French post-war abstract sculpture, alongside Brancusi and Arp. Born into a family of Italian shoemakers living in Paris, they moved to Nice after the World War I. In 1932, Émile Gilioli took lessons at the School of Decorative Arts in Nice, notably with the future artist Marie Raymond...

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1960s Abstract Émile Gilioli Art

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Marble

Column, Unique Carved Marble and Stone Column Sculpture by Emile Gilioli
Column, Unique Carved Marble and Stone Column Sculpture by Emile Gilioli

Column, Unique Carved Marble and Stone Column Sculpture by Emile Gilioli

By Émile Gilioli

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Emile Gilioli, French (1911 - 1977) Title: Column Year: circa 1960 Medium: Carved and Painted Marble on Marble Base, Signature Incised Verso Size: 65.5 in. x 31 in. x 8 in. (...

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1960s Modern Émile Gilioli Art

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Marble

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Located in Paris, FR

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Located in Paris, FR

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