Claus Cito
Illustration — Gëlle Fra Nicolas Joseph 'Claus' Cito (26 May 1882 – 10 October 1965) was a Luxembourgish sculptor educated at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He is most notable for having created the original Gëlle Fra war memorial, though his work can also be found at the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg. Along with Emile Hulten and Charles Kohl, he worked on the bas-reliefs of the National Resistance Museum in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Claus Cito
August Macke · Skizzenbuch Nr. 4, S. 30 · Public domain
- Born
- 1882 · Bascharage.
- Died
- 1965 · Pétange.
- Nationality
- Luxembourg
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Honours
- Prix Grand-Duc Adolphe
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Illustration — Gëlle Fra Nicolas Joseph 'Claus' Cito (26 May 1882 – 10 October 1965) was a Luxembourgish sculptor educated at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He is most notable for having created the original Gëlle Fra war memorial, though his work can also be found at the Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg. Along with Emile Hulten and Charles Kohl, he worked on the bas-reliefs of the National Resistance Museum in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
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Born at Bascharage in 1882, died in Pétange in 1965.
Work by Claus Cito is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Archeology, History and Art. Distinctions recorded are Prix Grand-Duc Adolphe.
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