Karl Lagasse - TUTELA DEI

Work: 1/1 Painting by Karl Lagasse - “TUTELA DEI”

Hand-signed with certificate of authenticity.
Magnificent acrylic on canvas painting by the artist Karl Lagasse in Texas, USA.

Artist: Karl Lagasse
Details: Signed artwork
Dimensions: Approximately 50 cm x 40 cm x 2 cm
Edition: Unique, exceptional piece intended for collectors, investors and art enthusiasts
Year of production: 2026
Authenticity: Hand-signed by the artist Karl Lagasse, accompanied by an official certificate of authenticity.

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Karl Lagasse, a renowned artist, gained prominence in 2009 with his sculptures One Dollar, ranking that same year among the top ten under-30 sculptors according to Artprice. In 2012, the New York publication Farameh named him one of the fifty best contemporary artists, inspired by traditional American icons, in its book FOR WHICH IT STANDS: Americana in Contemporary Art. More recently, in 2016, during the Art Paris Art Fair, the President of the French Republic warmly congratulated Karl on his impressive two-meter bronze sculpture, One Dollar, exhibited at the Grand Palais.

Karl’s artistic journey began at age 7 with collages, encouraged by his meeting with sculptor César Baldaccini. He then turned to tagging and graffiti in the Paris metro while remaining passionate about collages. Artist Yvaral Vasarely encouraged him to fuse his tags with his collages. In 2003, Karl prepared his first exhibition in Paris, which led to his first solo show in 2006 at the Isy Brachot gallery in Brussels. In 2008, he returned to Paris with an exhibition combining paintings, sculptures, and video elements at Espace Pierre Cardin.

Karl particularly enjoys unveiling his works at international exhibitions. In 2011, he was represented by Bel Air Fine Art gallery at the Art Monaco fair with his Cryptogram One. The following year, he presented his One Dollar works on the theme “In God We Trust” at the Artco France gallery. His 2016 solo exhibition at Atrium Gallery in Marbella, Spain, was inaugurated by the mayor, who praised his works in front of the international press.

In 2010, he was chosen to represent Deauville at the Horsemania world championship in Lexington, where he created a horse sculpture dedicated to the event. In 2012, he presented Deauville with Cryptogram One, a symbolic bronze of peace and love, located at the city’s entrance. That same year, in collaboration with Corbis, he built a monumental sculpture for the Cannes Festival, using photographs from 1945 to 2011, signed by personalities such as Alexandra Lamy and Matthew McConaughey.

The artist rose to prominence in 2009 with his sculptures “One Dollar,” which earned him a place among the world’s top ten under-30 sculptors according to Artprice.

In 2017, he was selected to design trophies for the 43rd American Film Festival. Drawing inspiration from “Cryptogramme One,” he created a polished aluminum alloy trophy bearing messages such as “Hope,” “7e Art,” and “Deauville” on its four faces. For the 46th edition of the Festival in 2020, Karl Lagasse received a commission to create a new trophy inspired by a Deauville emblem: the drawing of the barriers that separate the cabines on the Planches.

In 2016, France Culture mentioned Karl in an article about his monumental installation, A Piece of Heaven on Earth, which combines a Maserati wrapped in white plastic and a Jesus statue surrounded by dollar-shaped sculptures, symbolizing human debt. This work was unveiled at the Art Paris Art Fair 2015 in collaboration with Maserati. In 2017, he created the Trophy for the Deauville American Film Festival, drawing from his Cryptogramme One work and adding messages such as “Hope” and “7e Art” on the trophies.

Karl Lagasse exhibitions:
- 2016: Art Fair Paris, Exposition - Atrium Gallery, Marbella (Spain)
- 2015: Art Paris - Michel Vidal Gallery
- 2014: Art Fair Paris
- 2012: Exhibition - ARTCO FRANCE Gallery, Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- 2012: Cryptogram One sculpture offered to Deauville
- 2012: Sculpture for the 65th Cannes Festival
- 2011: Exhibitions at Art Zurich (Switzerland) and Art Elysées (Italy)
- 2010: Sculpture for Horsemania Lexington (USA)
- 2009: Exhibitions at Arty Gallery (Saint-Tropez), Opus Gallery (Aix-en-Provence), and Art Elysées fair (Paris)
- 2008: Exclusive exhibition at Espace Cardin (Paris)
- 2007: Permanent exhibition - Opera Gallery (Paris, London, Miami, Singapore, etc.)
- 2006: Exhibition - Galerie Pascal Polar (Brussels)
- 2005: Exhibition - Galerie Isy Brachot (Brussels)
- 2004: Exhibition - Galerie Work Shop (Deauville)
- 2003: Exhibition - Galerie Evertart (Paris)

Karl Lagasse continues to innovate and inspire through his art, leaving a significant imprint on the world of contemporary art.