Biography

Félix Agostini (1910 – 1980)

Félix Agostini was born on July 5, 1910, in Paris, on Rue Saint Dominique. From a very young age, he showed exceptional talent for drawing. At age 20, he performed as a stagehand at the CHATELET theater, demonstrating his diverse artistic talents. Then, at age 24, he began his first career as a commercial artist and retoucher at the Draeger printing company.
His work would be particularly recognized for brands such as Peugeot, Ford, Ducretet, Thomson, Chanel (printed fabrics), and posters for companies like Andrex.
A few years later, he established his own business on Rue Vercingétorix in the 14th arrondissement, where he created his first designs in wrought iron, ceramics, and later bronze. Even at that time, his name appeared in the Quillet encyclopedia. He had the opportunity to collaborate with Diego Giacometti and, much later, paid tribute to the two sculptor brothers by creating one of his floor lamps: “Echassier.” It was not until 1955 that he began sculpting the models for his most famous light fixtures in plaster (later cast in bronze) in his studio, then located at 3 rue de Penthièvre in the 8th arrondissement. For several years, every summer, he personally exhibited his works at the Cusin Gallery in MOUGINS (Alpes-Maritimes), where a large portion of his clientele would develop.
Félix Agosini passed away on February 19, 1980, at the Val d’Or Clinic in Saint-Cloud, having created more than 200 works.

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