Top 20 Sculptor celebrities in France
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Sculptor celebrities [Updated June 3, 2023].
Fernand Leger was born
on February 4, 1881
in Argentan, France.
He had his artwork featured at Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Edouard Lanteri was born
on November 1, 1848
in France.
He taught at the South Kensington Arts Schools and became the college's first Professor of Modelling.
Antoine-Louis Barye was born
on September 24, 1796
in France.
He wanted to be known as a sculptor of large statues, rather than small bronze ones.
Louise Bourgeois was born
on December 25, 1911
in Paris, France.
She was part of the American Abstract Artists Group along with Willem De Kooning.
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska was born
on October 4, 1891
in France.
His drawing style was influenced by Chinese calligraphy.
Jules Dalou was born
on December 31, 1838
in France.
His work is associated with the movement of New Sculpture.
Joseph Chinard was born
on February 12, 1756
in France.
Most of his public sculpture in Lyon was lost during the French Revolution.
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was born
on May 11, 1827
in France.
His statue of a young boy smiling was one of his most popular works.
Jean-Antoine Houdon was born
on March 20, 1741
in France.
He became a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture and then became a professor.
Guillaume Coustou The Elder was born
on November 29, 1677
in France.
He is best known for the famous statue the "Horse Tamers".
Georges Lacombe was born
on June 18, 1868
in France.
He was a member of the artist group Le Nabi.
Frederick Ruckstull was born
on May 22, 1853
in France.
His work Evening won the grand medal for sculpture at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was born
on August 2, 1834
in Colmar, France.
The Statue of Liberty was the highest structure in New York at the time it was erected.
Francois Rude was born
on January 4, 1784
in France.
He received the cross of the Legion of Honour for his statue of a Neapolitan Fisher Boy playing with a Tortoise.
Francois Giradon was born
on February 17, 1628
in France.
French sculptor who made bronze statues, including an equestrian statue of Louis XIV, displayed in the Place Louis le Grand in Paris.
His statue of Louis XIV was melted down during the French Revolution.
Francois Joseph Bosio was born
on March 19, 1769
in France.
Etienne Maurice Falconet was born
on December 1, 1716
in France.
Considered among the first rank of French Rococo sculptors, he sculpted The Bronze Horseman, a monument to Peter the Great.
Many of his pieces demonstrate the influence of theater and ballet.
Emmanuel Fremiet was born
on December 6, 1824
in France.
French sculptor who created a sculpture of Joan of Arc in Paris and the monument to Ferdinand de Lesseps in Suez.
He won a medal of honor for his "Gorilla Carrying off a Woman".
David d'Angers was born
on March 12, 1788
in France.
He was born Pierre-Jean David, but adopted the name David d'Angers once he became an artist.
Daniel Buren was born
on March 25, 1938
in France.
He created public art works that he mounted as posters in over 100 Parisian metro stations.
