Paul Roussel

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Paul Hypolyte Réné Roussel (born October 23, 1867 in Paris , France , † January 1, 1928 there ) was a French sculptor .

Life

Coupe Michelin International , award for long haul flights. Trophy made in 1909 by Paul Roussel.

Paul Hypolyte Réné Roussel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Pierre-Jules Cavalier , Louis-Ernest Barrias and Jules-Félix Coutan .

With a bas-relief of plaster titled David, vainqueur de Goliath, amene de Triomphe à Saül (now exhibited in the Paris Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts) he won in 1895 the Grand Prix de Rome , giving him a stay until 1899 in the Villa Medici made possible in Rome .

After his return from Italy, Roussel exhibited regularly at the salons of the Société des Artistes Français in Paris. He made numerous sculptures that were bought by the French state and private collectors. At the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 he won the silver medal.

In July 1920 he was accepted as a knight in the Legion of Honor .

Works (selection)

Roussel's work is on display in a number of French museums, including:

  • Buste de Mademoiselle Gillet ; Musée du château de Blois , Blois .
  • Bust de Madame Bertaux ; Musée du château de Blois.
  • Nonia ; Musée du château de Blois.
  • Buste de Paul Bourget ; Musée Condé , Chantilly .
  • Statuette de Henri d'Orléans duc d'Aumale ; Musée Condé.
  • Homere chantant ; Musée d'Orsay , Paris.
  • Eve ou la pomme ; Musée d'Orsay.

  • Bust of Gustave Larroumet at the Théâtre-Français au Palais-Royal, Paris.

  • Bust de Louis Duchesne in Saint-Malo .

  • Memorial at the Lycée Arago in Paris, in memory of students who died for France.

  • Statue of D'Aumale ; Louvre , Paris.

literature

Web links

Commons : Paul Roussel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Query Paul Roussel . In: Base Joconde , Portail des collections des musées de France.
personal data
SURNAME Roussel, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roussel, Paul Hypolyte Réné (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris , France
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1928
Place of death Paris , France