Claus Cito Explained

Nicolas Joseph 'Claus' Cito (26 May 1882 – 10 October 1965) was a Luxembourgian 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.

In 1909, Cito shared the coveted Prix Grand-duc Adolphe with the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Wercollier.

Cito was a cofounder of the Luxembourg secession movement in 1926, which promoted Expressionism. He exhibited at the first salon in 1927.[1]

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  1. http://onsstad.lu/index.php?id=242&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Bcat%5D=80&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1003&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=240&cHash=1164358a19 Georgette Bisdorff, "Claus Cito, der Bildhauer aus Bascharage"