Alain Le Foll

Alain Le Foll was a French surrealist artist, illustrator and lithographer, born in 1934. He studied art techniques at the Beaux-Arts Academy, in Caen, France. He moved to Paris, shortly after completing his studies and began exhibiting his original lithographs in international exhibitions, in Paris, Dijon, Basel, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Cracovie, Florence, Washington, D. C. and Tokyo.

Le Foll began teaching at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs, in Paris, in 1964 and remained there, until his untimely death in 1981. He was equally famous for his lithographs and for his contributions to the book arts. During the 1960s and 70s, he illustrated many works by the author, Claire Nadaud, including, Moise, Jesus nous donne le pain, Les trois arbres du Samouraï and Sinbad the Sailor. In 1965, he received the diploma, Meilleur Livre Loisirs Jeunes, for his illustrative art in C'est le bouquet. His artwork is included in many public and corporate collections, both in France and abroad.