Henri-Édouard Lombard Explained

Henri-Édouard Lombard
Birth Date:21 November 1855
Birth Place:Marseille, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Alma Mater:École des Beaux-Arts
Occupation:Sculptor

Henri-Édouard Lombard (21 November 1855 - 23 July 1929) was a French sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome in 1883. He was a professor of sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1900 to 1929. He designed public sculptures in Marseille, Nice and Paris.

Early life

Henri-Édouard Lombard was born on 21 November 1855 in Marseille.[1] He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts.

Career

Lombard began exhibiting his work at the Salon in 1878.[1] He designed a statue of Pierre Puget on the Place de la Bourse, now known as the Place du Général-de-Gaulle, in Marseille in 1906.[2] It was subsequently moved to Cours Pierre Puget.[2] He designed several statues in the Saint-Pierre Cemetery and a frontispiece called La Provence rurale et maritime on the building of the Caisse d'Épargne in Marseille. He also designed a statue called Nice se donne à la France for the Palais des ducs de Savoie in Nice, Samson et Dalila in Agen, and another statue called La Vérité on the facade of the Palace of Justice of Paris.

Lombard won the Prix de Rome for Mort de Diagoras de Rhodes in 1883.[3] He became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1894.[4] He was a professor of sculpture at his alma mater, the École des Beaux-Arts, from 1900 to 1929, where he taught evening classes.[3]

Death

Lombard died on 23 July 1929 in Paris.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kjellberg. Pierre. Bronzes of the 19th Century: Dictionary of Sculptors. 1994. Schiffer Publishing. Atglen, Pennsylvania. 9780887406294. 916143206. 442.
  2. Book: Blès. Adrien. Dictionnaire historique des rues de Marseille. 1989. Éditions Jeanne Laffitte. Marseille. 9782862761954. 462008684. 298.
  3. Book: Belleiche. Georges. Statues de Paris: Les rues de la rive droite. 2006. Massin. Paris. 9782707205292. 71887656. 101.
  4. Web site: Henri Edouard Lombard. French Ministry of Culture. April 9, 2017.