Haïm Kern Explained

Haïm Kern
Birth Date:1930 12, df=y
Birth Place:Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Sculptor
Painter
Engraver
Education:Beaux-Arts de Paris

Haïm Kern (4 December 1930 – 5 March 2024) was a German-born French sculptor, painter, and engraver.[1]

Biography

Born in Leipzig on 4 December 1930, Kern's family fled the Nazi regime in 1933, settling in France. From 1953 to 1958, he studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris.

In 1970 Haïm Kern married Irish abstract artist Noreen Rice and adopted her young son Tristram. They lived and worked together in Paris until they separated, finally divorcing in 1976.

In 1988, the Ministry of Culture tasked he and four other artists with created works commemorating the Armistice of 11 November 1918.[2] In 1998, he erected a monument on the, near Craonne.[3] Prime Minister Lionel Jospin inaugurated the monument on 5 November 1998.[4] Additionally, "La Chanson de Craonne", a French song from World War I, reignited in popularity after the inauguration within the commune, which sat at the heart of the Chemin des Dames.

On 12 August 2014, the note stating "Ils n'ont pas choisi leur sépulture" ("They did not choose their burial") was stolen.[5] The thieves stole 1.6 tonnes of bronze and escaped.[6] On 16 April 2017, a replica of the note was inaugurated by President François Hollande. This time, it was installed in the, a few kilometers from its previous location.[7] In 2016, the original thieves were found and convicted.[8]

In 2010, Kern donated his workshop funds to the General Council of Aisne. In April 2012, his works were displayed at the Musée du Chemin des Dames.[3] In 2020, he collaborated with artist to lead an exposition at the .[9]

Haïm Kern died in Paris on 5 March 2024, at the age of 93.[10]

Main works

Autobiography

Notes and References

  1. News: 6 March 2024. L'artiste Haïm Kern nous a quittés. French. Departmental Council of Aisne. 7 March 2024.
  2. News: 2 March 2021. Haïm Kern, Ils n’ont pas choisi leur sépulture, 1998-2017. French. Centre national des arts plastiques. 7 March 2024.
  3. News: Quérel. Philippe. 2017. « Ils n’ont pas choisi leur sépulture ». French. Musée du Chemin des Dames. 7 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Discours au Chemin des Dames, à l'occasion des commémorations de l'armistice de 1918, pour l'inauguration d'une statue de M. Haïm Kern, à Craonne (Aisne). 5 November 1998. Prime Minister of France. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190605003704/http://archives.gouvernement.fr/jospin_version3/fr/ie4/contenu/4386.htm. 5 June 2019.
  5. News: 13 August 2014. VIDÉO. Vol de la sculpture de Kern: "un acte intolérable". French. L'Union. Craonne. 7 March 2024.
  6. News: 13 August 2014. Une sculpture haute de 4 mètres volée sur site du Chemin des Dames. French. France Info. 7 March 2024.
  7. News: 10 April 2017. L’émouvante résurrectionde la sculpture de Haïm Kern au Chemin des Dames. French. Le Courrier picard. 7 March 2024.
  8. News: 15 December 2016. Aisne : de la prison ferme pour les voleurs d'une statue sur le Chemin des Dames. French. Le Parisien. Aisne. 7 March 2024.
  9. News: 19 November 2021. Saumur. Retour au pays pour l’artiste Maïlys Seydoux Dumas qui expose au Dôme. French. Ouest-France. Saumur. 7 March 2024.
  10. News: Amir-Tahmasseb. Grégoire. Duval. Marie-Pierre. 5 March 2024. Haïm Kern, l’artiste du Chemin des Dames, est mort. French. L'Union. Aisne. 7 March 2024.

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