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Biography |
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1888 |
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Born on October 23rd in the village of Bregnier-Cordon, France. |
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1912 |
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Studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. |
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1913 |
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Awarded a prize by the city of Paris for his drawings. |
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1914 |
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Borgey is mobilized but declared unfit for service for disease. |
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1916 - 1917 |
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Prizewinner of sculpture for the city of Paris and Danton Prize, which gives him a grant to travel. He visits Holland and Morocco. When returning, he settles in a Paris workshop, on the Rue Delambre in the Montparnasse area. Rodin is interested in his work |
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1918 |
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Starts with cubic research. |
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1919 |
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First exhibition at Salon des Indépendants. |
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1920 |
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Pierrot, Bas-relief à la mandoline, Bas-relief à la guitare are examples of subjects dear to cubists with introduction of colour. |
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1922 |
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Various works in churches. |
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1924 - 1925 |
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Exhibition at Salon des Indépendants, Paris. |
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1926 - 1930 |
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Exhibition at Salon des Tuileries, Salon d’Automne, Paris. |
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1932 |
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His work mixes cubist subjects and landscape paintings. He also works on commission for sculpted portraits. |
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1934 |
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One section dedicated to his work at Salon des Indépendants. |
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1936 |
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French State purchases one of his bronze sculpture : Les athlètes. |
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1937 |
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Exposition Internationale, project manager for sculpture designs bas-relief for Pavillon de l’ameublement, gold medal for his work. |
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1938 |
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Exhibition at Paris Petit Palais Museum together with Gromaire, Lipschitz, Desnoyer.
Settles in a new workshop on Boulevard de Vaugirard, Paris. |
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1941 - 1945 |
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French State purchases sculptures : Baigneuse accroupie, Contrebassiste. |
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1957 - 1958 |
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Exhibition in Menton, South of France. |
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1959 |
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Dies at the age of 71. |
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Exhibitions |
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1991 |
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First exhibition devoted to Borgey’s sculptures at Galerie De Vos, Paris. |
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1960 |
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Exhibition of sculptures and watercolours at Galerie Notre-Dame, Paris. |
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