Karl Lagasse - Fragile

Work: 1/1 Painting by Karl Lagasse - “Fragile”

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

Artist: Karl Lagasse
Details: Signed artwork
Dimensions: About 50 cm x 40 cm x 2 cm
Edition: Unique artwork, exceptional for collectors, investors and art enthusiasts
Year of production: 2026
Authenticity: Hand-signed by 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 sculptors under 30 years old 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, 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 career began at age 7 with collages, spurred by his meeting with sculptor César Baldaccini. He then turned to tagging and graffiti in the Paris metro while remaining passionate about collages. The 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 the Espace Pierre Cardin.

Karl especially likes unveiling his works at international exhibitions. In 2011, he was represented by Bel Air Fine Art gallery at the Art Monaco fair with his creation 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 the 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 equestrian 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. The same year, in collaboration with Corbis, he built a monumental sculpture for the Cannes Film Festival, using photographs from 1945 to 2011, signed by figures such as Alexandra Lamy and Matthew McConaughey.

The artist gained prominence in 2009 with his sculptures "One Dollar," which earned him a position by Artprice among the world’s top ten sculptors under 30.

In 2017, he was selected to design the trophies for the 43rd American Film Festival. Drawing inspiration from "Cryptogramme One," he created a cast-aluminium trophy with a polished mirror finish, bearing messages such as "Hope," "7e Art" and "Deauville" on its four faces. For the 46th edition of the Festival in 2020, Karl Lagasse was commissioned to create a new trophy inspired by an emblem of Deauville: the design of the barriers that separate the cabins 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 covered 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 on his Cryptogramme One artwork 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 donated to Deauville
- 2012: Sculpture for the 65th Cannes Film Festival
- 2011: Exhibitions at Art Zurich (Switzerland) and Art Elysées (Italy)
- 2010: Sculpture for the Horsemania Lexington Championship (USA)
- 2009: Exhibitions at Arty Gallery (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 mark on the world of contemporary art.