Best known for his abstract sculptures, French creator Fred Brouard also used his artistic skills to craft jewelry and home furnishings ranging from sconces to dining tables. His signature modern flair is evident in the bold curves and assertive tapers that give shape to his table and lamp bases.
Brouard was born in the Normandy region of France in 1944. His father was a train engineer, working along routes between Cherbourg and Paris, who would often take his son to the City of Lights to visit museums.
Brouard studied at the School of Fine Arts in Rouen until he was 14. After leaving school, he spent a season sculpting, painting and reading everything he could about art. Pursuing a passion for sculpture, he went on to attend the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, where he served as a plaster worker under French sculptor Henri Georges Adam.
Upon completing art school, Brouard worked for a time as an assistant to Argentine designer Alicia Penalba. He also crafted his own pieces and exhibited them at Montreal's International Exhibition of Jewelry and Contemporary Art in 1970. Throughout the 1970s, he showed his work at exhibitions in France, Switzerland and Canada, and in 1986 showcased his work at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
Brouard died in 1999, and his work continues to inspire and impress collectors and artists everywhere. The National Fund for Contemporary Art in France has his creations on view, and his art and furnishings grace collections and homes around the world.
On 1stDibs, find Fred Brouard tables, lighting and decorative objects.
Fred Brouard, bronze sculptural sconce n°19/50, circa 1970
By Fred Brouard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
FRED BROUARD (1944-1999) Wall light with a rectangular wooden mounting plate covered with a brushed stainless steel plate featuring a free-form bronze sculpture. 3 bulbs. Signed "F...
Bronze, Stainless Steel
$18,759Sale Price|40% Off
Signed Fred Brouard Steel Bronze Sculpture Chevalet Wall Lamp, 1976
By Fred Brouard
Located in Paris, IDF
Important gilt polished bronze sculpture, model Coeur, by Fred Brouard (1944-1999), signed and numbered 7 out of an edition of 8, made in 1976. The bronze wall lamp originally mounted on a patinated metal plate panel, presented on a stainless steel easel forming a floor lamp with indirect lighting featuring 7 small lights...
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Sconces, circa 1940
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A bronze pair of sconces in the stile of Ruhlmann with original shades.
Bronze
$2,980
H 10.63 in W 14.18 in D 42.52 in
Rene Mathieu Lunel Arlus Vintage Brass 2 Arms Adjustable Diabolo Wall Lamp Paris
By Maison Lunel, Rene Mathieu
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Vintage very large wall lamp by René Mathieu 1950 France. Wall light by René Mathieu from the 1950s. 2-Arm articulated brass stem. The double bulb sconce has independent switches ...
Brass
$26,573
H 75.6 in Dm 29.14 in
Felix Agostini (1910-1980), pair of sconces, bronze, circa 1970, France.
By Felix Agostini
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Felix Agostini (1910-1980), pair of sconces, bronze, circa 1970, France. Height 192 cm, diameter 74 cm.
Bronze
Verner Panton 'SPIEGEL' Wall or Floor Lamp
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'SPIEGEL' wall or floor lamp. Denmark, design 1969. Current production. SPIEGEL was made famous for its role in Verner Panton’s complete interior installation of Der Spiegel Publishing House in Hamburg in 1969. The SPIEGEL lamp...
Aluminum
Wall-Mounted Brass Palm Frond Lamp in the Style of Tommaso Barbi
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Hanover, MA
Unusual wall-mounted brass floor lamp in the style of Tommaso Barbi. Atop a long brass faux bamboo stem sits a large leaf-form brass reflector which is mounted to the wall by a recta...
Brass
$2,950 / set
H 10 in W 8.25 in D 4 in
Signed Marcel Guillemard Bronze Sconces Wall Lamps France Neoclassical, Pair
By Marcel Guillemard
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Polished Bronze sconces, wall lamps signed by Marcel Guillemard. In working condition and each takes a max. 60 watts candelabra light bulb. Sold with newly made Custom Shad...
Bronze
$1,202 / item
H 2.96 in Dm 7.49 in
Johnnie White Bronze Lost Wax Cast Butterfly Wall Sconce by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A kaleidoscope of finely handcrafted cast brass butterflies make the magic of light even more seductive combining material and ethereal in a sculptural wall sconce. Lost wax cast by ...
Bronze, Brass
Large Pair of 1970s French Sculptural Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A large rare, unusual pair of 1970s French sculptural polished brass wall lights. Excellent condition and rewired.
Brass
Johnnie Bronze Lost Wax Cast Butterfly Wall Sconce by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A kaleidoscope of finely handcrafted cast brass butterflies make the magic of light even more seductive combining material and ethereal in a sculptural wall sconce. Lost wax cast...
Brass, Bronze
S.S. United States Wall Mounted Lamp, 1951 by E.F. Caldwell
Located in Hanover, MA
Wall-mounted floor lamp salvaged from a first class cabin of the S.S. United States ocean liner. See image 4 for this lamp in bedrooms of Suite U87-U89...
Aluminum
Italian Reggiani 1970s Chrome Sculptural Wall Sconces
By Gioffredo Reggiani
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of Italian vintage sconces by Goffredo Reggiani from the 1970s, featuring sculptural chrome tubes arranged in a bold geometric desi...
Metal, Chrome
1970's brutalist bronze sconces
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1970's brutalist bronze sconces France
Bronze
Fred Brouard Bronze Lamp
By Fred Brouard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fred Brouard sculptural massif bronze table lamp, circa 1970.
Bronze
Signed Wall Light by Fred Brouard
By Fred Brouard
Located in Munich, DE
Large exceptional wall light in gilt bronze and patinated metal designed and signed by Fred Brouard, France 1970. Fred Brouard the celebrated French sculptor was born in 1944 in Cae...
Ormolu, Metal