Louis Frégier, Paris - Lot 267

Louis Frégier, Paris SILK FOULARD SIGNED "LOUIS FRÉGIER" "L'ÉPOPÉE IMPÉRIALE", XXth CENTURY. Square decorated with the Grandes Armes Impériales framed by horsemen and infantrymen in combat depicted in the manner of Caran d'Ache. Dimensions 84.5 cm x 84.5 cm. New condition. France. 20th century. Biography: Louis Frégier. Born in Marseille to a father who taught at the École des Beaux-arts, Louis Frégier studied drawing in Marseille, then in Paris to prepare for his professorship, which enabled him to teach at the École normale d'instituteurs d'Aix-en-Provence from 1951 to 19681. He was then seconded to UNESCO as an international expert in Cameroon from 1968 to 1975, then to the French Cooperation (at the Institut National des Arts) in Mali from 1975 to 1991. He spent twenty-three years in Africa before returning to Manosque, France in 19912. Louis Frégier has taken part in numerous exhibitions in Europe, Africa, Japan, Canada and the United States.