Karl Lagasse - Best Face

Artwork: 1/1 Painting by Karl Lagasse - “Best Face”

Hand-signed with certificate of authenticity.
Magnificent acrylic on canvas painting created by 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 work intended for collectors, investors, and art lovers
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 among the top ten sculptors under 30 according to Artprice that same year. In 2012, the New York publication Farameh named him as 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, at the Art Paris Art Fair, the President of the French Republic warmly congratulated Karl for 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 Paris exhibition, which led to his first solo show in 2006 at Galerie Isy Brachot in Brussels. In 2008, he returned to Paris with an exhibition blending paintings, sculptures, and video elements at Espace Pierre Cardin.

Karl especially enjoys unveiling his works at international exhibitions. In 2011, he was represented by Bel Air Fine Art at the Art Monaco fair with his creation Cryptogram One. The following year, he presented his works One Dollar on the theme “In God We Trust” at Galerie Artco France. His solo exhibition in 2016 at Galerie Atrium in Marbella, Spain, was opened by the mayor, who praised his works in front of 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 offered Deauville his Cryptogram One sculpture, 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 figures 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 the trophies for the 43rd American Film Festival. Inspired by “Cryptogram One,” he created a polished aluminum trophy bearing messages such as “Hope,” “7e Art,” and “Deauville” on its four faces. For the 46th edition in 2020, Karl Lagasse received a commission to create a new trophy, inspired by an emblematic Deauville motif: the drawing of the rails that separate the booths on the Planches.

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

Karl Lagasse exhibitions:
- 2016: Art Fair Paris, Exhibition - Galerie Atrium, Marbella (Spain)
- 2015: Art Paris - Galerie Michel Vidal
- 2014: Art Fair Paris
- 2012: Exhibition - Galerie ARTCO FRANCE, Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- 2012: Sculpture Cryptogram One offered to Deauville
- 2012: Sculpture for the 65th Cannes Festival
- 2011: Exhibitions at Art Zurich (Switzerland) and Art Elysées (Italy)
- 2010: Sculpture for the Horsemania championship in Lexington (USA)
- 2009: Exhibitions at Galerie Arty (Saint-Tropez), Opus Galerie (Aix-en-Provence), and at Art Elysées (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 lasting imprint on the world of contemporary art.