Auguste Forestier
* 1887 in Langogne (FRA)
† 1958 in Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole (FRA)
Winged Animal, undated
Wood
15 x 26 x 50 cm
Auguste Forestier (1887–1958) was a French artist. In 1914, he caused a train accident by placing rocks on the tracks. After the incident, Forestier was committed to a psychiatric institution for life, where he started carving figures, that act as autonomous characters in a self-contained universe.
* 1887 in Langogne (FRA)
† 1958 in Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole (FRA)
Oxcart, undated
Wood
20 x 27 x 57 cm