Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
French, 1948-2023
Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earned a Master’s in Urban Design from Harvard. After founding his architectural firm in 1980, he built a prestigious reputation, working on landmark projects such as the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial Restoration, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Decorative Arts Galleries, and high-end hotels like the Carlyle in New York and Claridge’s in London. His many high profile clients included the likes of Bill Gates and Calvin Klein.
While best known for these projects, Despont was a no less accomplished visual artist. His enthusiasms were myriad, and his work focused on an almost incredible range of subjects, including but not limited to entymology, ichthyology, anthopology, history, and astronomy. The very smallest of earth's creatures, like insects, captivated him no less than the universe’s very largest—planetary bodies and the cosmos. All of his work was informed by an unrivaled art-historical expertise, lead by a wholly unique imagination, and driven by an omniverous curiousity for life and the very nature of existence.
A Knight of the French Legion of Honor and an Interior Design Hall of Fame inductee, Despont also authored design books. He exhibited his paintings and sculptures globally, notably at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, London, and Monaco.
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Creator: Thierry Despont
Armillary Sphere 06, Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
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Located in New York, NY
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21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
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Sculpture of a White Rhinoceros in Wool from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his paintings and sculptures, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
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Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Label: "PITUBA EPARGUREUS
for Gustavo & Theresa
from T.W. Despont
-Jan. 2020-"
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accom...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Assemblage Fish Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
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Metal
Insect 009, Framed Assemblage Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Artist's label on back with name, date, materials, and dimensions.
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Sculpture of a White Rhinoceros in Wool from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his paintings and sculptures, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Wool
Pair of 1940s-style Vases from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
While Thierry Despont (1948 - 2023) was best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Cast Stone, Metal
OR 08, Mechanical Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Armillary Sphere 06, Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known for his architectural practice—for his integral role in the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, his re-imagining of the Ritz in Paris, and the interiors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
OR 06, Sculpture of Moon Disk from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his sculptures practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Label: "PITUBA EPARGUREUS
for Gustavo & Theresa
from T.W. Despont
-Jan. 2020-"
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Assemblage Fish Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
OR 06, Sculpture of Moon Disk from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont, best-known as a very successful architect, was also an accomplished artist. In his sculptures practice, when not analyzing the smallest, most detailed creatures of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Framed Assemblage Insect Sculpture from the collection of Thierry Despont
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Thierry Despont Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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