Andrey Lekarski
b. 1940
Born in Sofia in 1940, Andrey Lekarski trained in Moscow before entering the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris in 1962, the city where he settled. A painter and sculptor, he is associated with Hyperrealism. His works include a monumental piece at Père-Lachaise Cemetery, and the city of Nancy, which held a major exhibition of his work in the early 1990s, made him an honorary citizen.
