Biographie
Edmond Sigrist (1882-1947) was a French painter, engraver, lithographer, decorator, and illustrator. Trained at the Beaux-Arts in Paris, he distinguished himself with his vivid and sensitive compositions, blending Fauvist and Impressionist influences, and exhibited widely in France and internationally.
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Edmond Sigrist, born in Paris in 1882, studied at the Beaux-Arts in Paris in the studio of Luc-Olivier Merson around 1905. He regularly participated in the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne. From 1923 to 1932, he received support from the Galerie Druet in Paris and exhibited in numerous galleries in France and abroad. In 1937, he received a government commission for a 58 m² wall decoration at the Lycée Hélène Boucher in Paris, depicting circles of children and young girls dancing.
His art, inscribed in the pictorial tradition of the early 20th century, combines the vibrant color of the Fauves with an Impressionist sensibility. His drawing, controlled but not rigid, accompanies compositions combining passion and delicacy. Sigrist is also an illustrator, notably forJerry on the Islandby Jack London, and published his lithographed portfolio in 1936Children, highly regarded for the quality of his lithographs, which are often mistaken for original drawings. His works are held at the Musée National d'Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou), the FNAC, and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. He worked in his studio at 4 Square Desnouettes, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
