Georges Chauvel

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Portrait of Georges Chauvels, painted by Marcel Gaillard (1886–1947) before 1929.

Georges Félicien Eugène Joseph Chauvel (born September 7, 1886 in Elbeuf , France , † February 26, 1962 in Le Val-Saint-Germain , France) was a French sculptor .

Life

Chauvel studied for three years at the École des Beaux-Arts in Rouen with the sculptor Alphonse Guilloux . During the First World War he served as a lieutenant in the French army. During his military service, Chauvel made the Somme Cup , a cast bronze sculpture of a French grenadier that is considered an example of trench art . This trophy was awarded in 1917 to the rugby team of the New Zealand Division , which had won a game played in Paris against the French military team.

After the war, Chauvel made his breakthrough as a sculptor. He showed his work for the first time in 1919 at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Indépendants , after which he exhibited regularly at the major Parisian salons. He received several orders from the French state and the city of Paris for the production of monuments, which were erected in 1920 in Long and in the Jardin de Reuilly in the Paris district of Reuilly . In 1924, he made a bronze door in the Art Deco style for the funeral room in the 3rd Division of the Père Lachaise cemetery .

Some of Chauvel's bronzes were handcrafted by the Parisian foundry Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann . Chauvel then belonged to the artist group La Stèle founded by the Éditeur d'art (art publisher) and sculptor Arthur Goldscheider in the 1920s . Goldscheider exhibited international des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern work by the group at the Paris Exposition in 1925 . Chauvel also showed his work at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937 .

After 1945, Chauvel restored statues in the park of the Palace of Versailles . After his death in 1962 he was buried in the cemetery of Le Val-Saint-Germain. His grave is adorned by one of his works.

Works (selection)

  • Danseuse aux balles
  • Villemomble , Bobigny , 1921
  • Premier meringue
  • Femme accroupie
  • Léda
  • Arbor
  • Femme a l'enfant
  • Buste de femme
  • La femme au collier , Mont-de-Marsan Museum
  • Eve
  • Christ en croix , Chartreux de Marseille church
  • Femme endormie , Musée Antoine-Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin
  • Masque de femme , Musée Antoine-Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin
  • Sacré-coeur statue in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Long

literature

  • Denise Chauvel: Une figure elbeuvienne. Le sculpteur Georges Chauvel. In: Bulletin de la société d'histoire d'Elbeuf . Issue 46, Société de l'Histoire d'Elbeuf, November 2006, pp. 39–42.
  • Pierre Ladoué: Georges Chauvel . In: L'art et les artistes. Revue mensuelle d'art ancien et modern. March 1929, pp. 307-313.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hervé Cabezas: Le relief de la vie. Sculptures des années Art Deco à Saint-Quentin. Musée Antoine Lécuyer, 2009. p. 26.
  2. ↑ Pierre Ladoué: Georges Chauvel . In: L'art et les artistes. Revue mensuelle d'art ancien et modern. March 1929, pp. 307-313.
  3. ^ First World War Rugby Trophy Now on Display at the National Army Museum. In: New Zealand Defense Force, February 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Au cimetière du Père Lachaise, division 3. Porte de chapelle "Art Déco" by Georges CHAUVEL 1924 (1886-1962). In: parisienne.com.au
  5. ^ Alberto Shayo : Statuettes art deco period. Antique Collectors Club Art Books, 2016. ISBN 1-85149-824-9 . P. 32.
  6. ^ Robert E. Dechant, Filipp Goldscheider: Goldscheider. Company history and catalog raisonné. Historicism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, 1950s. Arnold, Stuttgart 2007. ISBN 978-3-89790-216-9 , 640 pp.
  7. ↑ Victor Arwas : Art deco sculpture. Academy Editions, 1992. p. 250.
  8. ↑ Georges Chauvel - Le Val-Saint-Germain. Tombe de Georges Chauvel. ( Memento from January 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) In: fr.topic-topos.com.
personal data
SURNAME Chauvel, Georges
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chauvel, Georges Félicien Eugène Joseph (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Elbeuf , France
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1962
Place of death Le Val-Saint-Germain , France