Pierre Duc is a contemporary French sculptor. Duc has crafted impressive large-scale sculptures throughout his career. Notable among them are "L'Eternité" and the monument dedicated to Xavier Marmier in Pontarlier, the "Fountain of Time" and the "Greyhounds" in the Belle-Frise park in Champagnole, "Saint Vernier" in Arbois, "Une Tranche d'Univers" in Crimolois. Additionally, he has designed two memorials honoring veterans of North Africa and Indochina in Dijon, the Vauban statue adorning the citadel in Besançon, and has also created ephemeral land art installations.
In 1979, he was honored as the recipient of the Cultural Affairs laureate. His exceptional talent in sculpture earned him the first prize from the city of Belfort in 1987, as well as the prestigious first prizes at the Dijon International Festival in 1993 and Luxeuil in 1996. In recognition of his remarkable contributions to the field, he was awarded the prize of the General Council of Touraine in 2001.
Pierre Duc was born in 1945, in France. He was a former student of the sculptor Georges Oudot, and he graduated from the Besançon School of Fine Arts in engraving. Duc has exhibited since 1972 in Besançon, Strasbourg, Paris, Lyon, and participates in numerous art fairs and biennials.