Alphonse Terroir
Alphonse Camille Terroir (born November 12, 1875 in Marly , † October 15, 1955 in Paris ) was a French sculptor.
Terroir won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1902 . During the related stay in Rome, he made friends with the composers Florent Schmitt , André Caplet and Aymé Kunc , of whom he created a bust.
For the city of Combourg , he created a monument to the romantic writer François-René de Chateaubriand in 1930 . The Monument à Diderot et à l'Encyclopédie was created for the Pantheon . Several of his works can be seen in Valenciennes , such as his Sacré Cœur on the tower of the church of the same name and the tomb of Abbot Delbecque at its feet, the Monument de la Renaissance de Valenciennes on the Lycée Wallon and L'Orphelin in the Parc de la Rhonelle .
L'Homme devant la mort se recueille et prie can be found in the cemetery of his hometown, and a statue of Ernest Macarez in Haulchin . More than thirty of his sculptures are in the possession of the Musée des Beaux-Arts . a. in South America and Morocco.
literature
- Jean-Claude Poinsignon: Avec le limon de la terre: vie et œuvre du statuaire Alphonse Terroir: Marly 1875 – Paris 1955 ISBN 2-9524661-0-6
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Terroir, Alphonse |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Terroir, Alphonse Camille (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marly |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1955 |
| Place of death | Paris |