Paul Dubois (sculptor)

Template:Short description {{#invoke:Other people|otherPeople}} Template:Infobox artist Paul Dubois ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; 18 July 1829 – 23 May 1905, also known by Dubois-Pigalle) was a French sculptor and painter from Nogent-sur-Seine. His works were mainly sculptures and statues, and he was also a portrait painter.

Early life

Paul Dubois was born on the 18 July 1829 in Nogent-sur-Seine, France. He began studying law to please his father who practiced as a notary, but gave this up in order to train as a sculptor; his enthusiasm for this possibly fanned by the admiration he had for the work of his great-uncle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle.<ref>Bernard Dorival, Histoire de l'Art: du réalisme à nos jours, Gallimard, coll. Encyclopédie de la Pléiade, no. 28, Paris, 1969, Template:ISBN</ref> When making his debut at the Paris Salon in 1857 he did so under the name Dubois-Pigalle.<ref>Catalogues of the Paris Salon 1673 to 1881, Paris Salon de 1857, Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (France); Janson, H. W. (Horst Woldemar), 1913- New York: Garland Publishing, 1977, p. 364, Template:ISBN, Library of Congress LC 77-24778</ref>

Career

In 1858 he entered the atelier of Armand Toussaint at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts. The following year he travelled to Rome, studying and copying the many great sculptures and mixed with the likes of Henri Chapu, Alexandre Falguière and Georges Bizet. As an artist he did not have to struggle with financial problems as his family supported all his studies.<ref>Frusco, Peter, Janson, H.W., The Romantics to Rodin, George Braziller, Inc., 1980</ref> He stayed in Rome for 4 years and whilst in Rome he executed the works Saint Jean-Baptiste and Narcisse and, in 1863, was awarded "une médaille de 2° classe" by the Paris Salon for work sent to Paris from Rome. When he returned to France he completed the study of a young troubadour, Chanteur florentin du XVe siècle, a work which was to bring him such popular success.<ref name="salon">Template:Base Joconde</ref><ref name="Orsay">Chanteur florentin du XVe siècle, Musée d'Orsay</ref>

In 1865 and 1876, he was awarded a médaille d'honneur at the Salon des beaux-arts. In June 1867 he was named Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur; in July 1874 he was named Officer of the Légion d'honneur; in July 1886 he was promoted to Commander of the Légion d'honneur; and in 1889 he was decorated with the Grand Croix (Grand Cross) of the Légion d'honneur.<ref>Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Leonore, Culture.gouv.fr</ref>

His success was not limited to sculpture and as a painter he was in much demand for portraits and after 1870 he gave as much time and effort to his painting as to his sculpture. He also taught at the Académie Julian.<ref>(fr)Les plaisirs et les curiosités de Paris, p.210</ref> Dubois died from pneumonia in 1905.<ref>Paul Dubois Musée Nogent-sur-Seine, Retrieved 19 January 2014</ref>

Main works

Name	Location	Date	Notes
The tomb of Paul Baudry	Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise.Paris		This tomb was designed by Ambroise Baudry, Paul Baudry's brother. Dubois executed the bust of Baudry on the monument whilst Antonin Mercié added two bronze compositions, one representing "Douleur" or grief and another depicting a woman who goes to place a crown of laurels on Baudry's bust.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bust of Joseph Parrot	Académie de Médecine.Paris		This bronze bust by Dubois is located in the Académie de Médecine in the rue Bonaparte in Paris.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Bust of Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale	Musée Condé in Chantilly		Dubois' bust of the Duke of Aumale is held in the Musée Condé in Chantilly.<ref>Template:Base Joconde</ref>
Mantelpiece ornamentation-medallion representing "Charity"	Musée d'Orsay	1878	Dubois received the commission from the Durand-Dassier family in Bordeaux. The plaster model of the medallion is held by Troyes' Musée des Beaux-Arts.<ref>Charity Retrieved 19 January 2014</ref>
Madame de Raineville	Musée d'Orsay		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Eve naissante	Paris		Dubois executed the work entitled Eve naissante which can be seen in the Petit Palais in Paris.
Saint Jean-Baptiste enfant			Dubois executed a plaster version of this composition in 1861 whilst in Rome and presented it to the Paris Salon in 1863. The bronze version cast by Thiébault is held in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Troyes.
The composition Narcisse		1867	The Musée d'Orsay holds a marble version of Dubois' Narcisse. Dubois originally composed the piece in plaster whilst in Rome in 1862. The second marble version decorates the façade of the Louvre Palace. The Musée d'Orsay copy was executed for the Exposition Universelle of 1867. Dubois submitted the plaster version to the Paris Salon of 1863 from where it was purchased by the State. It had been awarded a "médaille de 2e classe". There is another plaster copy in the Musée de Nogent-sur-Seine and another replica in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Narcisse by Paul Dubois. A marble version decorates the façade of the Louvre in Paris and another is at the Musée d'Orsay
Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc	Paris		This statue by Dubois is located in Paris' place Saint- Augustin.<ref>statue of Joan of Arc. Retrieved 18 January 2014</ref> There is a bronze version cast by Bingen in front of Reims cathedral and another in Washington cast by Rudier. There were several limited editions of the work cast by various foundries so the piece is very well known. There is also a copy of this statue in Strasbourg, this cast by the founders E.Gruet Jne. It is located in the place Arnold in Strasbourg. The plaster version was submitted to the Paris Salon in 1889 and this is held by the Musée Paul Dubois-Alfred Boucher. Several Dubois sketches of the proposed work are held in the Louvre and models are held in the Musée des Beaux-arts, Troyes and Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek in Copenhagen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Le Chant	Paris		Paul Dubois’ sculpture, Le Chant, was erected on the main facade of the Opéra Garnier building between 1860 and 1869. Positioned just above Le Chant is Charles-Alphonse-Achille Gumery's medallion of Giovanni Battista Pergolèse an Italian composer, violinist and organist and one of the most important early figures in "opera buffa" (comic opera).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>
Bust Louis Pasteur		1877	This work was presented to the Paris Salon in 1880. A copy can be seen in Dole and the original plaster model is held by the Musée Paul Dubois-Alfred Boucher.<ref>Bust Louis Pasteur. Retrieved 6 January 2021</ref><ref>Template:Base Joconde</ref>
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Bust of Camille Saint-Saëns	Musée d'Orsay		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The monument to General de La Moricière	Nantes	1866	The cenotaph in Nantes' cathedral to General Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière was erected following a subscription raised in 1866. The architect was Louis Philippe François Boitte and the sculptor Moisseron, with Dubois being commissioned to execute the four allegorical statues representing Charity, Military Courage, Faith and Wisdom which are positioned at each corner of the monument. These four works in bronze were intended to represent de La Moricière's perceived virtues. A woman with a small child on her knee represents "Charity" whilst the depiction of an old man deep in thought represents "Wisdom". At the opposite corners, Dubois illustrates "Faith" with the depiction of a young woman clasping her hands in a gesture of prayer whilst to her left we see a warrior representing "Military courage". In these four studies, Dubois shows the lessons he had learned in Italy and the reason that his work is so often described as "neo-florentine". Below is a photograph of the statue representing "military courage". The allegorical statue representing "Military courage". One of the four statues at each corner of the cenotaph to General de La Moricière in Nantes cathedral. A good example of Dubois' "neo-florentine" style <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Chanteur florentin du XVe siècle		1865	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Chanteur florentin du XVe siècle by Paul Dubois
Vierge à l'Enfant	Nogent-sur-Seine	1866	This Dubois sculpture is located in the Église Saint-Laurent in Nogent-sur-Seine. It was a gift to the church from Dubois himself. The original marble version is kept in the Église de la Trinité in Paris (chapelle de la Vierge).<ref>Template:Base Palissy</ref>
Le Souvenir		1905	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Base Joconde</ref><ref>Template:Base Joconde</ref><ref>Template:Base Joconde</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Souvenir, Alsace-Lorraine by Paul Dubois. Statue stands in place Saint-Jean in Nancy. Allegories of Alsace and Lorraine console each other. The work mourns the loss to France of Alsace and Lorraine following the 1870 war with Prussia.
Buste Feminin	Troyes		This work by Dubois is held by the Musée d'art, d'archéologie et de sciences naturelles in Troyes.<ref>Template:Base Joconde</ref>
Bust of Louis Pasteur	Arbois		This Dubois work in plaster can be seen in the Musée Sarret de Grozon in Arbois.<ref>Template:Base Joconde</ref>
Tomb of Henri Eugene Philippe Louis, Duc d'Aumale			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
La Douleur. Sculptural composition for the tomb of his father	Nogent-sur-Seine		His father is buried in the Nogent-sur-Seine cemetery and Dubois executed the composition La Douleur for the tomb.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Sculpture on Dubois family grave

Le musée Camille Claudel (ex Dubois-Boucher)

This museum was established by Dubois and Alfred Boucher and holds information relating to Dubois.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Gallery of images

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  Statue of Joan of Arc, Place Saint Augustin, Paris
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  Bust in marble of the painter Alexandre Cabanel
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  Ève naissante, Petit Palais, Paris
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  Narcissus (1866), by Paul Dubois. On the north façade of the Cour Carrée in the Louvre Palace, Paris.
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  Military Courage reproduction, Mount Vernon, Baltimore
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  Equestrian statue of Anne de Montmorency in the Château de Chantilly
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  Photograph of Dubois' wax maquette of Le Souvenir submitted to the Salon des artistes français in 1899. The work mourns the loss of Alsace and Lorraine following the 1870 war with Prussia.
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  The monument/cenotaph to General de La Moricière in Nantes Cathedral

External links

• Insecula (French language): index to pages on Dubois' works
• Template:FrenchSculptureCensus

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