Paul Niclausse
Paul Niclausse (1879–1958) was a French sculptor, most famous for his art deco medals cast in bronze. He was awarded the Legion of Honor. In Paris, he taught at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and was also a professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
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Paul Niclausse
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- Born
- Paul Niclausse was born on 26 May 1879. · Metz.
- Died
- Paul Niclausse died on 1 November 1958. · Paris.
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- France
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- sculptor · medalist
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
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- Hubert Ponscarme
- Honours
- Legion of Honour
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- French
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Paul Niclausse (1879–1958) was a French sculptor, most famous for his art deco medals cast in bronze. He was awarded the Legion of Honor. In Paris, he taught at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs and was also a professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
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Paul Niclausse was born in Metz during the occupation of the Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire (1871-1918). He was a pupil of Hubert Ponscarme and Gabriel-Jules Thomas at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited his work at the Société des Artistes Français where he obtained an honorable mention in 1898 and a bronze medal in 1900. He became a member in 1903. At the Paris Salon 1908 he exhibited nine portrait-plaquettes. Appointed a professor at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris in 1930, he was also elected as a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1943 in the Institut de France. Later, he would be appointed knight of the Legion of Honour. After settling in Faremoutiers (Seine-et-Marne), he died in his house in the 6th arrondissement of Paris in 1958.
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Paul Niclausse is recorded with the occupation medalist. Recorded as sculptor and medalist.
Compagnie d'assurances l'Union, médaille commémorative 1928
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1879
Paul Niclausse was born on 26 May 1879.
1930
Buste de Charles Péguy is dated 1930.
1937
Spring is dated 1937.
1951
Lamartine is dated 1951.
1958
Paul Niclausse died on 1 November 1958.
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Paul Niclausse was born at Metz.
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Paul Niclausse died at Paris.
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- 1.Né « Paul François Niclausse ».
- 2.culture.gouv.fr « Paul Niclausse », sur la base Joconde.
- 3.Archives de Metz, acte de naissance , année 1879 (vue 662).
- 4.Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Spink & Son Ltd. 1909.
- 5.Archives de Paris 6e, acte de décès , année 1958 (page 22/31).
- 6.Son éloge funèbre est prononcé par son confrère Henri Bouchard lors de ses funérailles à l'église Saint-Germain-des-Prés, le .
- 7.Registre des pompes funèbres payantes, année 1958 en date du 5 novembre (page 11/21)
- 8.Notice sur topic-topos.com.
- 9.La statue de Lunéville. musee-abbe-gregoire.fr.
- 10.metz.fr.
- 11.Notice sur e-monumen.net.
- 12.Base Joconde 000SC031919 Femme et enfant…
- 13.Base Joconde 00160004486 Buste de Paul Valéry
- 14.Année d'édition du bronze.
- 15.Base Joconde 00160001668 Portrait d'une vieille femme et un bébé
- 16.Explication des ouvrages de peinture et dessin, sculpture, architecture, gravure et lithographie des artistes vivants exposés au Palais des Champs-Elysées le 01 mai 1930. Imprimerie Paul Dupont,. 01 mai 1930.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Emmanuel Bénézit, Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, tome 7, 1976, .
- Thérèse Burollet, Dictionnaire universel de l'art et des artistes, Paris, Hazan, 1960.
- Raymond Cogniat, Dictionnaire de la sculpture moderne, Paris, Hazan, 1960.
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Paul Niclausse studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He trained under Hubert Ponscarme. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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