| Paul Ducuing | |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1867 |
| Birth Place: | Lannemezan, Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
| Death Date: | 9 March 1949 |
| Death Place: | Toulouse, France |
| Alma Mater: | École des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation: | Sculptor |
| Spouse: | Countess François de Simard de Pitra |
Paul Ducuing (30 April 1867 - 9 March 1949) was a French sculptor.
Paul Ducuing was born on 30 April 1867 in Lannemezan.[1] [2] [3] His father was a farmer.[3] He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[3]
Ducuing exhibited his sculptures at the Salon, where he won medals in 1898, 1901 and 1906.[3] He became a professor of sculpture at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres in 1919.[3] On top of teaching, he designed Sèvres figurines.[3]
Ducuing designed public sculptures. For example, he designed Jéliotte in the Parc Beaumont in Pau in 1901.[3] He also designed Monument à Françoise de Cezelli in Leucate.[3] Additionally, he designed a statue of Jean Jaurès in Albi.[3] He designed several sculptures in Carcassonne.[4] He also designed World War I monuments in Castelsarrasin, Valence-d'Agen and Saint-Gaudens.[3] He designed three sculptures in Toulouse, all of which are no longer there.[3]
Ducuing was awarded the Legion of Honour.[3]
Ducuing married Countess François Simard de Pitray, the widow of Antonin Mercié, in 1922.[3] He died on 9 March 1949 in Toulouse.[1] [2]