HUBERT LE GALL

Discover the dreamlike vision of French sculptor and furniture designer Hubert Le Gall, as reflected in an exceptional collection of his works in this limited-edition volume.

This monograph is a curation of the artist’s work by Pamela Mullin, who, over many years, has become one of his most devoted collectors. Their relationship is grounded in the juncture where their common interests and different perspectives as artist and collector combine. Their shared passion for joyful and cultivated yet offbeat creations is evident in this selection of Le Gall’s key creations, most of which were photographed in situ at Mullin’s seventeenth-century manor in Saint- Calais, Normandy. These works demonstrate Le Gall’s exceptional craftsmanship in his use of noble materials such as bronze, the simultaneously naturalistic and sculptural style of their lines, and their references to art and decorative art history.

From the commanding trumeau, created especially for Mullin, to the many decorative guéridon tables, chandeliers, flower tables, sculptural vases, screens, and other commodes, each one of his creations is at home within the world of the French Classical-style estate. They evoke Le Gall’s numerous sources of inspiration, which include the perfection of Pompeian relics, the sophistication of eighteenth-century furnishings, the imaginative freedom of the Art Nouveau movement, but also Pop Art, culminating in pieces that are firmly rooted in the present.

Escape boredom, the tragedy of life and cultivate derision. Perhaps this is the collusion between Pamela Mullin and Hubert Le Gall. Life as a fabulous joke.