Charles Valton
Charles Valton (26 January 1851, in Pau – 21 May 1918, in Chinon) was a French animal sculptor.
Charles Valton
Charles Valton (1851 - 1918) · Public domain
- Born
- 1851 · Pau.
- Died
- 1918 · Chinon.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor · teacher
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Teachers
- Antoine-Louis Barye · Emmanuel Frémiet
- Languages
- French
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Charles Valton studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Antoine-Louis Barye and Emmanuel Frémiet is recorded. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Employment is recorded with École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art. Work by Charles Valton is recorded in the collections of National Museum Paleis het Loo.
Charles Valton was born in Pau in the Pyrenees but was raised in Paris where he frequented assiduously the botanical garden (Jardin des Plantes). Admitted to the beaux-arts academy in Paris, he was Antoine-Louis Barye's and Emmanuel Frémiet's (the academy's directors and famous sculptors) student. From 1868 to 1914, Valton produced over 70 animal models and has been nominated professor of sculpture at Germain Pilon's school in Paris in 1883. One of his famous students is the French sculptor and jeweler Edmond Henri Becker. • Illustration — Chien de Chasse, by Charles Valton (private collection) • Illustration — Préludes d'amour, by Charles Valton • Illustration — Lionne et lionceaux, Charles Valton (Saint-Nazaire Bourbon-Lancy museum)
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Charles Valton (26 January 1851 – 1918) is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Charles Valton was born on 26 January 1851 in Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) and died in 1918.
Walking lion attributed to Charles Valton (1851-1918), unknown location. Approximative measurements: H=30 cm, L=43 cm, width=12.5 cm, weight= 7.7kg.
Charles Valton (1851-1918) - Jarillon (photo)
Lionne et lionceaux, Charles Valton (1851-1918), Musée Saint-Nazaire Bourbon-Lancy Musée Saint-Nazaire Bourbon-Lancy
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