Édouard Drouot
French sculptor
Édouard Drouot | |
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Born | (1859-04-03)3 April 1859 Sommevoire, France |
Died | 22 May 1945(1945-05-22) (aged 86) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Édouard Drouot (3 April 1859 – 22 May 1945) was a French sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Student of Émile Thomas and Mathurin Moreau at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, member of the Salon des artistes français, Édouard Drouot presented a plaster group there in 1929, Le Crépuscule and obtained an honorable mention in 1889 and a 3rd grade medal class in 1892. He was also awarded an honorable mention at the 1900 Universal Exhibition.[2]
He is known for his bronze and marble sculptures of allegorical and mythological scenes that are characterized by a sense of movement and expressive touch.
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