Victor Constantin Delaigue
Victor Constantin Delaigue (* 1878 in Gaujac (Gard) , France , † 1968 ) was a French sculptor .
Life
From 1909 Delaigue was a member of the Société des Artistes Français . He exhibited his work from 1907 to the 1920s at their Salons des Artistes Français .
In addition to his monuments, he made statuettes in the Art Deco style from bronze, ivory, marble, stone and terracotta. His best-known work of this kind is Dante Alighieri aux Enfers ( German Dante in the underworld ).
Works (selection)
- Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918, Gaujac.
- Study for the statue by Dante Alighieri, Musée d'Orsay
literature
- Alberto Shayo : Statuettes art deco period. Antique Collectors Club Art Books, 2016. ISBN 1-85149-824-9 . P. 83.
- Philippe Pecou: Victor-Constantin Delaigue (1878-1968). Sculpteur sous la IIIe République. In: Rhodanie, edition 94 of June 2005, pp. 35–41.
Web links
- Victor-Constantin Delaigue (French, XIX-XX) , images of the character Dante in the underworld .
Individual evidence
- ^ Monument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918, Gaujac. In: monumentsauxmorts.fr .
- ^ Étude pour une statue de Dante. In: RMN- Grand Palais .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delaigue, Victor Constantin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gaujac (Gard) , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1968 |