Émile Peynot
Émile Peynot | |
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 Émile Peynot by Charles Mengin | |
| Born | Émile Edmond Peynot November 22, 1850 |
| Died | December 12, 1932 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | French |
| Notable work | Sculpture |
| Awards | Prix de Rome (1880) |
Émile Edmond Peynot (November 22, 1850 – December 12, 1932) was a prominent French artist sculptor and medallist.[1]
Bio
[edit]Peynot was born in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, Burgundy.
He became well known following his Grand Prize at the Prix de Rome sculpture competition in 1880,[2] and left a legacy of numerous monuments and reliefs in France as well as Argentina and Ecuador.
He created war memorials in Bar-le-Duc, Charenton-le-Pont, Ecouen, Joigny, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Liévin, Sens and for his home town, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne.
He died in Paris in 1932.
Famous works
[edit]- Marianne, Place Carnot, Lyon.
- Monument to Henri Schneider, Le Creusot.[3]
- Monument to François-Louis Français, Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges.
- Marchand Tunisien ("Tunisian Mechant"), portraying an Arab merchant cleaning his weapon.[4]
- Tunisian Merchant, 1883, Brooklyn Museum, New York.[5]
- La Aurora ("The Twilight"), Parque Centenario, Buenos Aires.
- Ofrenda Floral a Sarmiento ("Flowers for Sarmiento"), Palermo Rose Garden, Buenos Aires.
- La Lucha Eterna ("The Eternal Fight"), El Ejido park, Quito.
- Francia a la Argentina A gift from the French government created for Argentina centenary in 1910; it depicts two female figures, representing both countries, an angel of prosperity “Gloria” and four smaller figures: Science, Industry, Agriculture and the Arts.
Sculptures by Émile Peynot
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Francia a la Argentina, Buenos Aires -
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Marianne, Place Carnot, Lyon -
Shield of the City of Paris, Petit Palais -
Monument to Domingo Sarmiento, Buenos Aires -
La Lucha Eterna (The Eternal Struggle), Quito
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See also
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Roland Conilleau, Emile Peynot, statuaire : Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 1850-1932, Clamecy, 2000, 77 p.
References
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- ^ L. Forrer, Peynot, Émile Edmond (1909). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. IV. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 472.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ fr:Prix de Rome#Liste de lauréats en sculpture
- ^ "Emile PEYNOT". www.maisons-champagne.com. Archived from the original on 2004-12-23.
- ^ "Emile Edmond PEYNOT (Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, 1850 - Paris, 1932) Marchand Tunisien Bronze à patine brune". Artfact.
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
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