The Prix de Rome and the Villa Medici

Pierre Carron received the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1960. From 1961 to 1964, he stayed at the Villa Medici, then directed by Balthus. The Académie des beaux-arts biography records that they became friends there.

Illustration: Pierre Carron in his studio. Photograph captioned “Académie des beaux-arts, 28 November 2012” in his biography.

English translation. Read the original French text.