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Pierre Caille

1911 – 1996

Belgian artist

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Lived 1911 – 1996 (aged 85). Pierre Caille was a Belgian ceramicist, sculptor, costume designer, jewelry designer, painter and graphic artist.

Pierre Jules Louis Lucien Ghiskain Caille (11 January 1911, in Tournai – 24 October 1996, in Linkebeek), was a Belgian sculptor, painter, engraver, ceramicist and jeweller.

Caille briefly attended the Academy of Tournai (1926) and the advertising section in La Cambre (1931), and ceramics (1938) and is also close to Roger Guérin (1896 in Jumet – 1954 in Bouffioulx), Henry van de Velde, George Grard, Charles Leplae. Pierre Caille is a multifaceted and atypical painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, potter, jewelry designer. His inspiration shows a fertile imagination, and gives form to the wonderful and extraordinary. From 1949 to 1976, Pierre Caille is a professor at La Cambre, where he leads the class of ceramics.

Honours 1975: Member of the Royal Academie.

Work 1964: Monument aux Liégeois morts pour la liberté, with architect George Dedoyard, Albert I Bridge on the Meuse at Liege. 1980: Les Voyageurs, Botanique station of the Brussels Metro. 1982–1989: ...Psy, entrance porch of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Liège at Sart-Tilman, Open Air Museum of Sart-Tilman.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Pierre Caille?

Belgian artist (1911–1996)

When was Pierre Caille born?

Pierre Caille was born on 11 January 1911 in Tournai.

When did Pierre Caille die?

Pierre Caille died on 24 October 1996 in Brussels.

What was Pierre Caille's occupation?

Pierre Caille was a ceramicist, sculptor, costume designer, jewelry designer, painter and graphic artist.

What nationality was Pierre Caille?

Pierre Caille was Belgian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pierre Caille

· Wikidata: Q3384265

· DBpedia: Pierre Caille (sculptor)

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