Edmond Sechan Artwork valuations, appraisals and auction estimates

Edmond Séchan was born in Montpellier in 1919. His passion for images led him to earn a reputation as an excellent cinematographer, with numerous credits on several films including L'Homme de Rio, Tendre Voyou, La Carapate, and La Boom. Read the full biography

Edmond Séchan was born in Montpellier in 1919. His passion for images led him to earn a reputation as an excellent cinematographer, with numerous credits on several films including L'Homme de Rio, Tendre Voyou, La Carapate, and La Boom. He worked with great directors such as Jean Becker, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Philippe de Broca, Pierre Étaix, but above all he collaborated with Louis Malle and Jacques-Yves Cousteau in the adventure of the World of Silence. In the 1960s he directed two feature films, but without great success. However, his short films won him numerous prestigious awards, including the Palme d'Or for short film at Cannes in 1963 for Le Haricot, and the César Award for best short film in 1981 for Toine. Séchan is part of the small circle of French directors who have won an Oscar in Hollywood, which happened in 1960 with Histoire d'un poisson rouge, produced by Jacques-Yves Cousteau in the "best short film" category, and subsequently in 1975 with Les borgnes sont rois , in collaboration with Michel Leroy and produced by Paul Claudon.