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Pierre Avezard

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Pierre Avezard
Born(1909-12-30)30 December 1909
Vienne-en-Val (Loiret)
Died24 July 1992(1992-07-24) (aged 82)
Jargeau (Loiret)

Pierre Avezard (30 December 1909 – 24 July 1992), also known as "Petit Pierre", was a French creator of outsider art.[1][2]

He is known for creating the "Le manège de Petit Pierre" (Literal translation Petit Pierre carousel), exhibited at La Fabuloserie [fr] in Dicy in the Yonne department.[3] He lived his entire life in the village of Fay-aux-Loges, in the Loiret department.

References

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  1. ↑ "Fiche pédagogique" (PDF). abcdijon.org (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  2. ↑ "La mécanique du silence". rts.ch (in French). Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Le Manège (The Merry-go-round)". Spaces Archives. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2025-09-19.