Emile andre boisseau biography of alberta

Biography of Emile Boisseau  ( 1842-1923 )

Attracted at a very early age by arts, churches and monuments, Émile Boisseau left his birthplace to go to Bourges, where he met a sculptor and archaeologist who hired him for the restoration of some diocesan buildings.

The sculpture of the ornaments and figures stimulated his taste for all forms of statuaries.

Once in Paris, he took drawing classes, and thanks to a scholarship, joined the École des Beaux-arts and Dumont’s studio. In 1869, he sent the bronze statue of the General Dupin to the Salon and "Céluda pleurant son enfant", both noticed by art critics.

Emile andre boisseau biography of alberta

He regularly exhibited at the Salon de Paris, then at the Salon of French Artists. He was particularly fond of carving marble, sometimes adding bronze, onyx or other materials. His main works were "La fille de Céluda pleurant son enfant" (medal in 1869), "Figaro" in 1874, "Le Génie du mal" (2nd prize in 1880), "La Japonaise" in 1882, "Le Crépuscule" (f