René Andrei

René Andrei (25 February 1906 – 20 August 1987) was a French sculptor.

René Andrei
Andrei in 1931
Born	(1906-02-25)25 February 1906 Paris, France
Died	20 August 1987(1987-08-20) (aged 81) Arpajon, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Sculptor

He was son of a sculptor, educated from 1920 with Louis Aimé Lejeune and taking lessons in Montparnasse.

His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[1][2] This, while he attended Beaux-Arts de Paris and received lessons from Henri Bouchard.

Andrei (right) shared second price with Hélène Bouley-Hue (middle) in the 1931 Prix de Rome. Winner was Louis Leygue (left).

In 1937 he won a grand prize, the Grand Prix des Arts. He was member of Société des Artistes Français, a french club for artists.^[3]