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Maurice Reymond de Broutelles

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J. Maurice Reymond de Broutelles (or just Maurice Reymond, sometimes also given as "de Brouteilles", 25 April 1862 – 17 November 1936[1]) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, and engraver who worked in Paris, France.

Born in Geneva, Reymond studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Henri Chapu and Félix Joseph Barrias.[2] Reymond had his atelier in Paris, where he frequently presented his works at expositions. At the Expositions Universelles in Paris in 1889 and in 1900 he was awarded a bronze and a silver medal for his works, respectively. He died in Paris at the age of 74.[3]

Selected works

Statue Neue Geschichte (Modern history) at the Federal Palace in Berne, Switzerland.

Sculptures:

Paintings:

  • Nue assise dans les fleurs, nude painting, 1922.

References

  1. ^ Vollmer, H.: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler, vol. IV, E. A. Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 1958; entry "Reymond (de Broutelles), J. Maurice".
  2. ^ Bénézit, 1999 edition, vol. 11, entry "Reymond de Broutelles, J. Maurice".
  3. ^ Veillon, P.: "Reymond de Brouteilles, Maurice", in Brun, C.: Schweizerisches Künstler-Lexikon, Verlag von Huber & Co., Frauenfeld 1908.