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Léon-Ernest Drivier

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La Primavera ('Spring') in Buenos Aires

Léon-Ernest Drivier (22 October 1878, Grenoble – 8 January 1951, Paris), was a French illustrator and sculptor.

Biography

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He entered the École des Beaux-Arts, then worked from 1907 in the studio of Auguste Rodin. He was a friend of the sculptors Auguste de Niederhausern, Gaston Schnegg, Jane Poupelet and Antoine Bourdelle, among others.[1] In 1918, he made a bust of France official winner. His first time was akin to neo-Romanticism, and then came close to neo-classicism of Charles Despiau. He was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1943.

Main works

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References

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  1. ^ "Gaston Schnegg et le monument de Quinsac en Gironde", 19 November 2007 Moulindelangladure.typepad.fr Retrieved June 4, 2009
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