1960s Two Headed Horse Stone Sculpture by Lebadang

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Fine 20th century exquisite cast stone and resin statue of a two-headed horse created by Vietnamese-French artist, Hoi Lebadang (1922-2015). … Read more Fine 20th century exquisite cast stone and resin statue of a two-headed horse created by Vietnamese-French artist, Hoi Lebadang (1922-2015). Wonderful and fantastical, surreal and organic. Signed.

**This sculpture has signs of a repair to the nose of one of the horses. See pictures for complete description.

Lebadang (Hoi) was born in Quang Tri, Vietnam in 1922. He moved to France in 1939 to pursue an art career at Ecole de Beaus Arts de Toulouse. While studying there he was awarded prizes for painting, drawing, and sculpture and won his first commission. By 1950 the Paris art community had recognized Lebadang's work, appreciating the blend of European and Far Eastern culture and philosophies reflected in it. The director of the Far Eastern Department at UNESCO commissioned him to illustrate a book of poetry, published by Editions Euros.
Lebadang was first represented in the United States, in 1966, with an exhibition of his paintings at the Cincinnati Art Museum. In describing his art today critics remark that it incorporates everyday subjects into dream-like expressions of thought. Lebadang's work is exhibited in Dusseldorf, Paris, Nantes, Cologne, Cannes and Aix en Provence galleries. His work is owned in permanent private and public collections including: Rockefeller Collection, New York; Loo Collection in Tokyo; Verkerke Collection, Holland; Phoenix Art Museum, USA; Cincinnati Museum, USA; Columbia Art Institute, USA; Lund University Museum, Sweden; Foundation Museum, Kenya; and the Museum of Arts and Letters, France. See less