André Lavrillier

André Henri Lavrillier (May 7, 1885- January 28, 1958) was a French medalist. He won the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1914.[1] André Lavrillier studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in the workshops of Jules Chaplain (1839-1909), Frédéric de Vernon (1858-1912) and Auguste Patey (1855-1930).[2][3] André Lavrillier won a Second Grand Prix de Rome in 1911, and a Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1914. He married the Romanian sculptor Margaret Cossaceanu (1893-1980). They are the parents of photographer Carol-Marc Lavrillier (born in 1933).

André Lavrillier is the designer of numerous French medals and coins including a pattern 1933 penny of which only four are known. The most recent sale of a Lavrillier pattern 1933 penny realised £72,000 at Baldwin's Auction House in London in 2016. He is the older brother of Gaston Lavrillier.

References
  1. "Les Concours du Prix de Rome". Gallica. 18 July 1914. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "L'Ouest-Éclair". gallica.bnf.fr. 18 July 1914. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Grand Prix Rome Gravure Medaille Pierres Fines Le fil d'Actu - Grande Masse des Beaux-Arts .::. Site officiel". www.grandemasse.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.


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