Jean-Auguste Barre
Jean Auguste Barre (25 September 1811 – 5 February 1896) was a French sculptor and
Jean-Jacques Barre (1793–1855), a medalist. In 1879, he succeeded his brother Jean-Auguste Barre as the 19th Chief engraver of the Monnaie de Paris, though he held the position for only one year.[3]
Barre studied at the
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Jean-Pierre Cortot
, and he is mainly known as a portrait sculptor.
Exhibiting at the
the Louvre and the Cleveland Art Museum
.
One of his stone works is found in the cemetery of Père Lachaise Cemetery, where he did a bust for the tomb of his friend Alfred de Musset.
He died in Paris in 1896.
Bibliography
- Davenport's 2001-02 Art Reference & Price Guide
- 1999 Benezit, Vol. 1
- Berman's Bronzes, Vol. 2
- Web site of the Louvre
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jean-Auguste Barre.
- www.insecula.com
- Jean-Auguste Barre in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website
References
- ^ L. Forrer, Barre, Jean Auguste (1904). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. I. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 127.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ L. Forrer, Barre, Jean Auguste (1923). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. VII. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 51.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Laure de Margerie. "French Sculpture Census". BARRE, Albert. The University of Texas at Dallas. Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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