Henri Vidal (sculptor)
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 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
- ^ Maral, Pingeot & Georget 2003, p. 122.
- ^ Bresc-Bautier & Pingeot 1986.
- ^ Neuwirth 1974, p. 75.
- ^ Hachet 1986, p. 327.
- ^ a b Richemond 2003, p. 125.
- Bresc-Bautier, Geneviève; ISBN 2-7118-2007-6.
- Hachet, Jean-Charles (1986). Les bronzes animaliers: de l'antiquité à nos jours. Paris: Varia.
- Maral, Alexandre; ISBN 978-2-85056-630-1.
- Neuwirth, Waltraud (1974). Wiener Keramik: historicism, Jugendstil, Art Deco. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt und Biermann. ISBN 3-7814-0163-4– 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. ISBN 2-85917-395-1.