Henri Vidal (sculptor)

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Caïn venant de tuer son frère Abel, 1896

Henri Vidal (born 4 May 1864 in Charenton, died in 1918 in Le Cannet) was a French sculptor known for his 1896 sculpture, Caïn venant de tuer son frère Abel (Cain, after having murdered his brother Abel) which is in the Tuileries Garden in Paris.[1][2][3] Vidal was a student of Mathurin Moreau.[4]

Honours and awards

At the

Salon des artistes français [fr] he was awarded[5]

  • In 1884, an honorable mention;
  • In 1890, a medal in the 3rd class;
  • In 1892, the Salon prize awarded by the Superior Council of Fine Arts;
  • In 1892, a medal in the 2nd class and
  • In 1900, a medal in the 1st class.

At the 1900 Paris Exposition he won a silver medal.[5]

References

  • Bresc-Bautier, Geneviève; .
  • Hachet, Jean-Charles (1986). Les bronzes animaliers: de l'antiquité à nos jours. Paris: Varia.
  • Maral, Alexandre; .
  • Neuwirth, Waltraud (1974). Wiener Keramik: historicism, Jugendstil, Art Deco. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt und Biermann. – via Bibliothek für Kunst und Antiquitätenfreunde.
  • Richemond, Stéphane (2003). Les salons des artistes coloniaux: suivi d'un dictionnaire des sculpteurs. Paris: Éditions de l'Amateur. .

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