Raymond Sudre
| Raymond Sudre | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 28, 1870 Perpignan, France |
| Died | August 9, 1962 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Raymond Sudre (1870-1962) was a French sculptor.
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Statue of Paul Esprit Marie de La Bourdonnaye, Count of Blossac, designed by Raymond Sudre, in the Blossac Park in Poitiers, France.
Early life
Raymond Sudre was born on October 29, 1870 in Perpignan, France.[1][2] He was tutored by sculptors Antonin Mercié and Alexandre Falguière.[2]
Career
Sudre was a sculptor.[1][2] He designed a bust of the Count of Blossac in the Blossac Park in Poitiers. He also designed the World War I memorial in Ille-sur-Têt.[3] Additionally, he designed the Fontaine des Amours de Bagatelle on the grounds of the Château de Bagatelle in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.[4]
SudreHe won the Prix de Rome in 1900.[1][2] He visited Quebec in 1929.[2]
Sudre became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1914, and he was promoted to Officer in 1938.[2]
Death
References
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- 1 2 3 4 "Raymond Sudre (1870-1962)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Karel, David (1992). Dictionnaire des artistes de langue française en Amérique du Nord: peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs, graveurs, photographes, et orfèvres. Quebec City: Presses de l'Université Laval. p. 764. ISBN 9782763772356. OCLC 28178086.
- ↑ "monument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918". Patrimoine culturel en ligne. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ↑ Massounie, Dominique; de Andia, Béatrice; Rabreau, Daniel (1995). Paris et ses fontaines: de la Renaissance à nos jours. Paris: Délégation à l'action artistique de la ville de Paris. p. 309. OCLC 34102370.
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