Raymond Sudre

Raymond Sudre
Sudre in 1910
Born(1870-10-28)October 28, 1870
Perpignan, France
DiedAugust 9, 1962(1962-08-09) (aged 91)
OccupationSculptor

Raymond Sudre (1870-1962) was a French sculptor.

Early life

Raymond Sudre was born on October 29, 1870 in Perpignan, France.[1][2] He was tutored by sculptors Antonin Mercié and Alexandre Falguière.[2]

Career

Sudre was a sculptor.[1][2] He designed a bust of the Count of Blossac in the Blossac Park in Poitiers. He also designed the World War I memorial in Ille-sur-Têt.[3] Additionally, he designed the Fontaine des Amours de Bagatelle on the grounds of the Château de Bagatelle in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.[4]

SudreHe won the Prix de Rome in 1900.[1][2] He visited Quebec in 1929.[2]

Sudre became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1914, and he was promoted to Officer in 1938.[2]

Death

Sudre died in 1962.[1][2]

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References
  1. "Raymond Sudre (1870-1962)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. Karel, David (1992). Dictionnaire des artistes de langue française en Amérique du Nord: peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs, graveurs, photographes, et orfèvres. Quebec City: Presses de l'Université Laval. p. 764. ISBN 9782763772356. OCLC 28178086.
  3. "monument aux morts de la guerre de 1914-1918". Patrimoine culturel en ligne. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. Massounie, Dominique; de Andia, Béatrice; Rabreau, Daniel (1995). Paris et ses fontaines: de la Renaissance à nos jours. Paris: Délégation à l'action artistique de la ville de Paris. p. 309. OCLC 34102370.


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