Jean-Joseph Carriès

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Louise-Catherine Breslau : Portrait of Jean-Joseph Carriès in his studio, oil on canvas (1885)
Tomb on Père Lachaise

Jean-Joseph Marie Carriès (born February 15, 1855 in Lyon , † July 1, 1894 in Paris ) was a famous French sculptor and ceramist of the late 19th century and a co-founder of Art Nouveau .

Life

Jean-Joseph Carriès came from a simple family; his father was a shoemaker in Lyon. He lost his parents early on, so he grew up in a Catholic orphanage. In 1868 he studied with the sculptor Pierre Vermare, who strongly advised him to continue his studies in Paris. In 1874 he enrolled at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts to continue studying under Augustin-Alexandre Dumont . The following year he showed his sculptures for the first time in the Salon de Paris , which immediately met with great recognition. Until 1881 he took part in these exhibitions regularly. Between the years 1876 and 1878 he did his military service in Lyon. After the military service he went back to Paris and opened his own atelier. He began making multicolored horror masks after visiting the 1878 World's Fair , which featured Japanese work. In October 1883 he met the famous foundryman Pierre Bingen, who had specialized in the lost wax technique. The collaboration between the two men enabled the sculptor to create the patina of his bronzes himself. In the following years he exhibited in the Salon du Champ-de-Mars and in the Cercle d'Art des XX. in Brussels . In 1892, the French government awarded him the Knight de Légion d'honneur .

1894 Jean-Joseph Carriès ill with pleurisy and died 39-year from the effects of tuberculous meningitis . He was buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris .

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SURNAME Carriès, Jean-Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carriès, Jean-Joseph Marie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French sculptor and ceramist as well as co-founder of Art Nouveau
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyon
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1894
Place of death Paris