SCULPTOR BRIEFS:
Alloit, Luien
Charles Edouard
Born in Paris - 1877, exhibited at the Salon from 1905 thru
1939. Awarded a gold medal in 1920 for sculpture.
Archipenko, Alexander
Born
in Kiev, Ukraine in 1887 and died in New York, 1964. He was a sculptor and painter.
After studying in Kiev he attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1908. He
taught art in Berlin for awhile and then lived out his life in New York. He is noted
for his abstract art.
Barye, Antoine
Lived from 1796 to 1875. He
was born as the son of a goldsmith. Barye worked as a apprentice to a metal engraver
until he was drafted into the military in 1812. He studied with the sculptor Bosio.
In 1832 he established his own studio. In 1848 he became director of a plaster casting
establishment in Louvre and in 1854 became the master of zoological drawing in the
Musee d'Histore Naturelle where one of his pupils was Rodin. He was the greatest
animal sculptor of all time and is the father of the Animalier School.
Bofill, Antoine
A student of the Academy of Beauz Arts in Barcelona Spain.
Exhibited at the Salon of the Societe des Artistes Francais ( 1901 - 1920's ) specializing
in small figures and groups.
Bonheur, Isidore Jules
Lived from
1827 - 1901, came from a family of painters, moved on to sculpture in 1848. Exhibited
until 1899, winning the Gold Medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. Studies
ranged from farm animals, bears, tigers, and equestrian groups. Had a sister, Rosa,
also a accomplished sculptor.
Chiparus, Demetre H.
Born in Romania
and traveled to Paris before World War I . He exhibited at the Salon in 1914 and
accomplished his most important works thru 1933. His subjects were dancers of the
Russian Ballet and French theatre.
Clara, Juan
Born in Spain,
1875. Exhibited in the Salons of Paris and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.
Clodion,
( Claude Michel )
Lived from 1738 - 1814. Studied under his uncle and later
as a pupil of J. B. Pigalle. Sculptures represent the Rococo style. Subject matter
of nymphs, satyrs, bacchantes.
Colinet, Claire Jeanne Roberte
Born
in Brussels and there a student of Jef Lambeaux. Moved to Paris, was elected to the
Societe des Artistes Francais.
Dallin, Cyrus Edwin
Lived from
1861- 1944. Born in Utah and became a student of Truman Bartlett in Boston and Chapu
and Dampt in Paris. He exhibited in the U.S. and France. Won many gold medals at
the expositions.
Descombs, Jean Bernard
Born in 1872 in Agen, France
and died in Paris in 1948. He was a student at the Falguiere School in Paris.
He obtained an honorable mention in 1901 and a third prize. He frequently exhibited
at the Salon. Descombs was awarded the Legion d'Honneur as a Chevalier.
Falconet, Etienne Maurice
Born in Paris 1716, died in 1791. Appointed director
of sculpture at the Seures Porcelain Manufacture in 1757. He produced approximately
30 major sculptures. His pieces were reproduced in various medium, adapted to clocks
and furniture.
Fraser, James Earl
Lived from 1876 - 1953. Born
in Winona Minnesota, moved to the Dakota Territory in 1880 with his family. Moved
to Paris in his early 20's to study under master sculptors. He and his wife Laura
created many great works of art, one of which was the End Of The Trail.
Fratin, Christophe
Lived from 1800 - 1864. He exhibited in the Salon in Paris,
won many medals.
Gardet, Georges
Lived from 1863 - 1939. Born
in Paris, became a pupil of Aime Millet and Fremiet. His father and brother also
were sculptors. Exhibited in the Salon and won many prizes and honors.
Good, John Wills
Lived from 1845 - 1879. Exhibited at the Royal Academy.
The well known silversmith firm Elking & Co. cast many of his bronzes, around
1875.
Houdon, Jean-Antoine
Born in France, 1741 and died in 1828.
Started sculpting at the age of 9 and trained thru the Academie Royale. He created
four different busts of Voltaire. Did a death mask of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, in 1785
came to the U.S. to do a statue of George Washington, as well as a life mask. One
of his most prized works was a statue of the mythological Diana.
Humphries,
Charles
Born in England, lived from 1867 - 1934. Came to New York, became
a member of the National Association of Sculptors. He exhibited at the Academy of
Fine Arts and at the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
Icart, Louis Justin Laurent
Born in France, September of 1888. His 40 year artistic career delighted people
who loved Art Deco, which is characterized by smooth lines, streamlined forms, a
fashion directed towards women.
Kauba, Carl (Karl)
Born in Vienna
in 1865 and died in 1922. He was the son of a shoemaker and never came to America
but was inspired by the stories written by Carl May. Photographs and other illustrations
along with a Western saddle and Indian artifacts that an American friend had sent
to him, inspired him to work in the Western theme. He worked out of his home and
supervised the casting of his clay models in local foundries.
Lanceray,
Yevgeni Alexandrovich
A Russian artist born in 1848 in St. Petersburg and
died in 1886. His work centered around horses and their relationship with man.
Lecourtier,
Prosper
Born in Germany in 1855 and died in Paris in 1924. He was a student
of Fremiet & Coutan. He exhibited at the Salons winning medals in 1879, 1880
and 1901. He also won a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris (1901)
. Lecourtier specialized in Animalier sculpture and was a good friend of Hippolyte
Moreau with whom he worked on at least one bronze group.
LeFaguays, Pierre
A French sculptor who influenced the styles of the 1920's and 1930's , whose
creations were from powerful looking men to delicate dancing girls.
Madrassi,
Luca
He was born in Italy and studied in Rome and Paris. A student of Cavalier
at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Madrassi exhibited at the Salon of the Societe
des Artistes Francais in Paris and the Nationale in 1896. His career spanned the
years from about 1869 to 1914.
Mene, Pierre Jules
Born in Paris
and lived from 1810 to 1871. He came from a prosperous artisan family. His father
worked with metal and taught his son the basics of a foundry and the art of sculpture.
He received the Cross of the Legion d'Honneur in 1861. He became the most important
and influenced animalier of his time.
Moigniez, Jules
Lived from
1835 to 1894 of French nationality. Most of his sculptures were of game birds and
hunting dogs.
Moreau, Auguste
Lived from 1822 to 1901. He was
a French student of Mathurin Moreau and regularily exhibited in the Salons.
Moreau, Hippolyte
Lived from 1832 to 1917. A student of Jouffroy. He exhibited
at the Salon and winning a third price medal in 1877 and a bronze medal at the 1900
Exhibition.
Moreau, Mathurin
Born in 1822 and died in 1912. As a
French student he studied in the Ecole des Beaux Arts of Paris in 1841. He exhibited
in the Salon in 1848. He received numerous awards, becoming Legion d'Honneur as a
Chevalier in 1885. He was basically a sculptor of women in a blend of Classical and
Victorian styles.
Preiss, Johann Philipp Ferinand
Born in 1882
and died in 1943. He studied in Paris, worked with ivory and bronze.
Remington, Frederic
Lived from 1861 - 1909. A native of Canton, New York
he left college and went out West and operated his own ranch in Kansas, gave it up
in 1886 and came back East. He started sculpting 14 years before his death and his
time on the ranch served him well in getting to know the horse. His first clay sculpture
was Bronco Buster, completed in 1885. Among his admirers was Theodore Roosevelt.
Rodin, Auguste
Born in 1840 and died in 1917. His style was classic and romantic,
his male and female subjects portrayed in their purest emotional form.
Russell, Charles Marion
Born in Oakhill, Missouri in 1864 and died in Great
Falls, Montana in 1926. A self taught artist drawing from experiences as a cowboy
and specialized in the Western way of life.
Valton, Charles
Lived
from 1851 to 1918. He was a pupil of Barye and Lebasseur. Exhibited in the Salon
and became a member of the Society of French Artists.
Villanis, Emmanuel
An Italian sculptor, worked from 1880 to about 1920. His subjects mostly women.
He received an honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889.
Zach,
Bruno
Lived from 1918 to 1935. He was a Berlin based sculptor, executed some
graceful moving bronze sculpture.