Auguste Trémont
Auguste Nicolas Trémont (born December 30, 1892 in Luxembourg ; † October 23, 1980 ibid) was a Luxembourgish sculptor , medalist and painter . He worked mainly in Paris and specialized in animal sculptures.
Life
Trémont studied at the crafts school in Luxembourg. In October 1909 he came to Paris and became a student of the " École des arts décoratifs ". The outbreak of the First World War surprised him on a visit to Luxembourg. While trying to return to Paris, he was arrested by the Germans at the Swiss border. After he was released from prison, he returned to Luxembourg, where he stayed until 1918. He worked as a draftsman in the Dudelange steelworks. It was there that he became friends with Aloyse Meyer, the future president of ARBED. Pencil in hand, he studied the workers at work. After the armistice, he returned to Paris. He studied at the " École des Beaux Arts ". He created portraits and pictures of Paris until one day he discovered the “ Jardin des Plantes ”, the zoological garden, where he found his calling. When asked why he was depicting animals, he replied: "Because it was the most difficult".
He is not satisfied with drawings; 1924 is the year of the first sculptures. He exhibited his works in the “Galerie Ruhlmann”, the later “Galerie Edgar Brandt”, and the “Galerie Malesherbes”. The 1930s were his most productive. In Paris he also created the two large lions that adorn the entrance of the town house in Luxembourg. He spent the Second World War in Paris. At the end of the war he returned to Luxembourg and created monuments for the victims of the war.
In 1918 he was awarded the Prix Grand-Duc Adolphe art prize. Images of Auguste Trémont can be found on numerous stamps.
Works
- 1924 Design of the party stepper for the new Luxembourg 1 and 2 franc coins for the Belgian artist Armand Bonnetain .
- 1924 chimpanzee
- Panther, king tiger,
- 1926–1932 Black panther, panther that turns, serval, tiger, elephant, walking tiger, lion, buffalo
- 2 lions (town house Luxembourg)
- 1932 Ivory Coast dwarf ox
- Bengal tiger. Camel, deer (bought by the city of Paris)
- 1935 miners (Luxembourg building of the international exhibition in Brussels)
- 1936 religious scenes (cathedral in Luxembourg)
- 1937 Hirschkuh (Luxembourg building of the international exhibition in Paris)
- 1945 Medal of Liberation
- War Victims Monument ( Differdange )
- War victims monument for the army
literature
- Auguste Trémont The artist who loved animals LE GRAND ANIMALIER, Les Cahiers luxembourgeois, 1993
- Georges Schmitt: Trémont. Publication de l'Institut Grand-Ducal Luxembourg, 1980, 141 pp.
- Trémont, Auguste . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 4 : Q-U . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1958, p. 468 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cérémonie d'inauguration de la statue "Celebration Steppler" de l'artiste Yvette Gastauer-Claire à la Banque centrale du Luxembourg. L'apparition des pièces du type “Party stepplers”. Banque centrale du Luxembourg, accessed on February 3, 2018 (French).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trémont, Auguste |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trémont, Auguste Nicolas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourgish sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1980 |
| Place of death | Luxembourg |