Maurice de Bus
Maurice de Bus (30 December 1907 - 11 November 1963) was a French sculptor. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Prix de Rome in Sculpture in 1937.
Maurice de Bus
- Name
- Maurice Désiré de Bus
- Born
- 30 December 1907
- Birthplace
- Mitry-Mory, Seine-et-Marne, France
- Died
- 11 November 1963
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- Occupation
- Sculptor
- Full name
- Maurice-Désiré de Bus.
- Nationality
- France.
- Teachers
- Paul Niclausse and Henri Bouchard.
- Honours
- Prix de Rome.
- Languages
- French.
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Maurice de Bus (30 December 1907 - 11 November 1963) was a French sculptor. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Prix de Rome in Sculpture in 1937.
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He lived at the Villa Medici in 1938–1939. He also designed coins for the Monnaie de Paris.
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• Name — Maurice Désiré de Bus • Born — 30 December 1907 • Birthplace — Mitry-Mory, Seine-et-Marne, France • Died — 11 November 1963 • Place of death — Paris, France • Education — École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts • Occupation — Sculptor
Biography
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A student of Paul Niclausse at the School of Decorative Arts, and later of Henri Bouchard at the School of Fine Arts, he won the Chenavard Prize in 1932 and the Prix de Rome in 1937. He was a professor at the École des Arts Appliqués, located at 11 Rue Dupetit-Thouars in Paris. He produced medals for the Monnaie de Paris. Starting in 1950, he taught drawing and sculpture at the École des Arts Appliqués in Paris. The painter Robert Perlin joined his studio in 1958. The Bossuet Museum in Meaux is dedicating an exhibition to him from October 15, 2022, to January 29, 2023.
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- 1.Temerson, Henri. Biographies des principales personnalités françaises décédées au cours de l'année 1963. 49. 1968. 490006567.
- 2.Maurice de Bus (1907-1963). Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- 3.Maurice Désiré de Bus Période: 1938-1939 Profession: Sculpteur. Villa Medici.
- 4.Goldenberg, Yvonne. Hommage à Maurice De Bus, 1907-1963. Monnaie de Paris. 1964. 647240971.
- 5.Le Centre Municipal de Culture et de Loisirs Maurice de BUS. mitry-mory-histoire.over-blog.com.
- 6.Mitry-Mory : Maurice de Bus. blog de la Société d'Histoire de Villeparisis - Association Villeparisis et son passé (77270).
- 7.Robert Perlin. Galerie Peinture Fraiche.
- 8.Exposition d'automne - Maurice de Bus. Meaux Marne Ourcq Tourisme.
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