Émile Peynot Explained

Émile Peynot
Native Name Lang:	French
Birth Name:	Émile Edmond Jean Peynot
Birth Date:	22 November 1850
Death Place:	Paris, France
Awards:	Prix de Rome (1880)

Émile Edmond Jean Peynot (November 22, 1850  - December 12, 1932) was a prominent French artist sculptor and medallist.^[1]

Bio

Peynot was born in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, Burgundy. He became well known following his Grand Prize at the Prix de Rome sculpture competition in 1880,^[2] and a left a legacy of numerous monuments and reliefs in France as well as Argentina and Ecuador. He died in Paris in 1932.

Famous works

• Marianne, Place Carnot, Lyon.
• Monument to Henri Schneider, Le Creusot.^[3]
• Monument to François-Louis Français, Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges.
• Marchand Tunisien ("Tunisian Mechant"), portraying an Arab merchant cleaning his weapon.^[4]
• La Aurora ("The Twilight"), Parque Centenario, Buenos Aires.
• Ofrenda Floral a Sarmiento ("Flowers for Sarmiento"), Palermo Rose Garden, Buenos Aires.
• La Lucha Eterna ("The Eternal Fight"), El Ejido park, Quito.
• Francia a la Argentina A gift from the French government created for Argentina centenary in 1910; it depicts two female figures, representing both countries, an angel of prosperity “Gloria” and four smaller figures: Science, Industry, Agriculture and the Arts.

See also

• Prix de Rome
• French art

Notes and References

1. Book: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Peynot, Émile Edmond. Spink & Son Ltd. London. L. Forrer. IV. 1909. 472.
2. [:fr:Prix de Rome#Liste de lauréats en sculpture]
3. Web site: Emile PEYNOT . www.maisons-champagne.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041223191000/http://www.maisons-champagne.com/orga_prof/peynot.htm . 2004-12-23.
4. Web site: Emile Edmond PEYNOT (Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, 1850 - Paris, 1932) Marchand Tunisien Bronze à patine brune. Artfact.