Guy Le Querrec Center, French actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg and her cast after a casting session on live model for the making of her a full-body wax effigy by Daniel Druet. With this wax effigy, Charlot (...)
te Gainsbourg portrays one of fashion company Balenciaga's historic model of the 1950s. This effigy, installed in the Balenciaga shop in Paris, will be dressed as the model in a historical photo. At the studio of French sculptor Daniel Druet. Saint-Ouen. Seine-Saint-Denis department. France. 2010. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec Wax portrait of the President of the United States Ronald Reagan realized by sculptor Daniel DRUET, which is part of the project "Les hommes politiques dans l'espace" politicians in the space.
W (...)
orkshop. 10, Boulevard Montmartre. 9th arrondissement.
Friday 16th April, 1982. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec From behind on the right, French vigneron Andre Rebut during a sitting with Daniel Druet (center) for the making of his clay bust. This clay bust constitutes the necessary preliminary work for the (...)
creation of the vigneron s wax effigy destined to a tableau of wax characters commissioned by French negociant Georges Duboeuf from Romaneche-Thorins for the Hameau du vin museum (Saone-et-Loire department, Bourgogne region) to honor the vignerons of the Beaujolais region. On the shelves, cast busts of VIPs by Daniel Druet. At the studio of French sculptor Daniel Druet. 14th arrondissement. Paris. France. Wednesday 20th April, 1994. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec French sculptor Daniel Druet at work on the clay model of a recumbent effigy destined to the Musee Grevin wax museum. On the shelves, cast busts by Daniel Druet, created during posing sessions with (...)
various personalities to be featured at the Musee Grevin wax museum. Musee Grevin studios. 9th arrondissement. Paris. France. Saturday 29th January, 1983. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec Banqueting suite, Monday, April 26, 1982, between 12.30 and 13.30: 8th sitting. François Mitterrand posing for his bust by sculptor Daniel Druet. The President of the French Republic posed for ten (...)
sittings for sculptor Daniel Druet. During the 8th sitting the sculptor, unsatisfied with his work, destroyed the bust. The final sculpture was realized during these last two sittings a year and a half later. Paris. France. 1983. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec Palais de l'Elysée, 55-57 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. 8th arrondissement.
Music room. First sitting.
Background on the left : The President of the French Republic François MITTERRAND, on the r (...)
ight Pierre BEREGOVOY, secretary- general of the Elysée. Foreground : the sculptor Daniel DRUET.
Friday 12th February, 1982, between 11.30am and 12.30pm. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec Palais de l'Elysée, 55-57 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. 8th arrondissement.
In the background:
on the left: François MITTERRAND (President of the French Republic)
on the right: Pierre BEREGOV (...)
OY (Secretary General to the Presidency of the French Republic).
First sitting in a private studio, friday february 12th 1982, between 12,30 and 1,30pm.
2nd plan :
à g. : François MITTERRAND (Président de la République Française)
à dr. : Pierre BEREGOVOY (Secrétaire Général à la Présidence de la République)
Première séance de pose dans un salon privé, vendredi 12 février 1982, entre 12h30 et 13h30. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec Palais de l'Elysée, 55-57 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. 8th arrondissement.
Banquet hall. Last sitting.
From behind : The President of the French Republic François MITTERRAND.
Facing the Pre (...)
sident of the French Republic : The sculptor Daniel DRUET.
Tuesday 18th October, 1983, between 11,30am and 12,30pm. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec Music room. Fourth sitting. In the centre: President of the French Republic François Mitterand. On the right: paying a visit, François Mitterand's wife Danielle, followed by Nil, their labrador. Mo (...)
nday March 8th 1982, between 11.30am and 12.30pm. Palais de l'Elysee, 55-57 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honore. 8th arrondissement. Paris. France. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec Manufacturing studio.
The wax effigies of, from left to right, French politicians Michel Rocard, then mayor of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and future Prime Minister, and François Mitterand, then sec (...)
retary of the French Socialist Party and future President.
The wax effigies are realized by French sculptor Daniel Druet for a contemporary tableau of political figures. Manufacturing studio. Musee Grevin studios. 9th arrondissement. Paris. France. Wednesday 29th October, 1980. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg posing for, cut on the right, French sculptor Daniel Druet for the making of his bust, which constitutes the necessary preliminary work for the creatio (...)
n of his wax effigy destined to the Musee Grevin wax museum.
Musee Grevin studios. 9th arrondissement. Paris. France. Wednesday 8th April, 1981. Around 1PM. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec From left to right, French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, his girlfriend, French songwriter and model Bambou, and his wax portrait by French sculptor Daniel Druet. During the arm casting s (...)
ession for the making of his wax effigy (wax portrait and arms, cardboard body and legs) destined to a tableau in the Musee Grevin wax museum. Manufacturing studio. Musee Grevin studios. Paris. France. 9th arrondissement. Friday 24th April, 1981. Around 1PM. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec French sculptor Daniel Druet (center) opening the cast mold of Michel Aoun's (center) clay bust. This clay bust constitutes the necessary preliminary work for the creation of his wax effigy destine (...)
d to the Marie Baz wax Museum in Deir-el-Kamar, Lebanon. In the protected residence of Lebanese General and politician Michel Aoun, former Acting President of Lebanon. Crécy-la-Chapelle. Seine-et-Marne department. Ile-de-France. France. Saturday 20th April, 1996. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos
Guy Le Querrec François Mitterrand posing for his bust by sculptor Daniel Druet. Ninth sitting in the banquet hall, Thursday October 6th 1983, between 11.30am and 12.30pm. The President of the French Republic pos (...)
ed for ten sittings for sculptor Daniel Druet. During the 8th sitting the sculptor, unsatisfied with his work, destroyed the bust. The final sculpture was realized during these last two sittings a year and a half later. Paris. France. 1983. © Guy Le Querrec | Magnum Photos