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Born in the Lozère region of France, Auguste Forestier (1887–1958) was born in a farming family. He was always fascinated by trains and on several occasions absconded via this means of transport. One day in 1914 he tried to derailing a train by piling pebbles on the rails. As a result of this incident, and despite the fact that no derailment has been attested, he was committed, at the age of 27, to a psychiatric hospital where he stayed until he died.
Within the establishment he undertook some maintenance jobs and also worked as a kitchen hand. During his free time he drew with crayons, made medals which he sported proudly and sculpted butcher’s bones which he procured from the institution’s kitchens.
Later on, he fitted out a small workshop in one of the hospital corridors and carved human figures, animals and anthropomorphic figures from pieces of salvaged wood using a cobbler’s leather knife. He decked out his statuettes with bits of fabric or leather, medals, string and sundry scraps salvaged from the rubbish.
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Véhicules d'Art Brut
Véhicules d'Art Brut, Paris, Editions Thierry Magnier,2013, 21 x 16 cm, 32 pages.
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Vehicles (french version)
Véhicules (édition en français), Michel Thévoz and Anic Zanzi, with a Preface by Sarah Lombardi, Vehicles, Lausanne/Milan, Collection de l’Art Brut/5 Continents Editions, 2013, Art Brut, la collection Directed by Sarah Lombardi.20,5 x 25,5 cm, 168 pages, 130 color illustrations.
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Vehicles
Vehicles (english version), Michel Thévoz and Anic Zanzi, with a Preface by Sarah Lombardi, Vehicles, Lausanne/Milan, Collection de l’Art Brut/5 Continents Editions, 2013, Art Brut, la collection Directed by Sarah Lombardi.20,5 x 25,5 cm, 168 pages, 130 color illustrations.
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Jean Dubuffet's Art Brut, the origins of the collection (2016) New edition 2020
L'Art Brut de Jean Dubuffet, aux origines de la collection [Jean Dubuffet's Art Brut, the origins of the collection], directed by Sarah Lombardi, with texts by Sarah Lombardi a.o., Lausanne, Paris: Collection de l'Art Brut, Flammarion, 2016, 224 pp, 170 color illus., bilingual French/English.
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Bonhomme d'Art Brut
Bonhomme d'Art Brut, Paris, Editions Thierry Magnier, 2015,24 x 20 cm, 28 pages.
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The Art Brut Fascicle N°08
The Art Brut Fascicle N°08, 18 x 24 cm, 150 ill. black/white or color, about 160 pp. Since 1964 to 2018.In French. One fascicle CHF 30.-
Price Complete collection, 25 fascicles (N°2 - N°26) : CHF 720.-
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Six petites histoires d'Art Brut
Six petites histoires d'Art Brut, Sophie Chabalier, Albertine, Flammarion Jeunesse Père Castor, 2025, 64 pages, cartonné, 21,80 x 26,90
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The museum constantly displays part of its collection, including works by major creators such as Aloïse Corbaz, Augustin Lesage, Marguerite Sirvins, and Auguste Walla. The Art Brut pieces are created by self-taught artists—solitary individuals living on the margins of society, patients of psychiatric hospitals—who produce work apart from tradition and artistic trends, without concern for public criticism or the gaze of others.
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