Léon-Ernest Drivier

La Primavera (Spring) in Buenos Aires

Léon-Ernest Drivier (22 October 1878, Grenoble - 8 January 1951, Paris), was a French illustrator and sculptor.

Biography

He entered the School of Fine Arts, then worked from 1907 in the studio of Auguste Rodin. He was the friend of the sculptors Auguste de Niederhausern, Gaston Schnegg, Jane Poupelet, Antoine Bourdelle, among others.[1] In 1918, he made a bust of France official winner. His first time was akin to neo-Romanticism, and then came close to neo-classicism of Charles Despiau. He was elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in 1943.

Main works

References

  1. "Gaston Schnegg et le monument de Quinsac en Gironde", 19 November 2007 Moulindelangladure.typepad.fr Retrieved June 4, 2009


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