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Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud

January 01, 1970

Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud (French pronunciation: [leɔnʒozɛf ʃavaljo]; 29 January 1858 – 5 February 1919) was a French sculptor. He created several notable works in France and in England, where he lived for 15 years.[1]

Léon-Joseph Chavalliaud
A drawing of Léon Joseph Chavalliaud by Tristan de Pyègne
Born(1858-01-29)29 January 1858
Reims, Second French Empire
Died5 February 1919(1919-02-05) (aged 61)
Boissy-sans-Avoir, Third French Republic
NationalityFrench
Known forSculpture

Early life edit

Chavalliaud (sometimes spelt Chavaillaud) was born in Reims at No. 47 Chativesle St. and died at Boissy-sans-Avoir, Yvelines. He is buried in the North Cemetery in Rheims.[1] He married Juliana Marie Rousseau.

He was an apprentice modeller in the workshop of a Mr Bulteau in Rheims, in Buirette St., very close to his place of birth. Later he entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts with a grant from the city council. There, he was a pupil of Alexandre Falguière, François Jouffroy and Louis-August Roubaud.[1]

Works edit

In 1880, after working on the caryatids on the façade of the town hall patio in Rheims, he won the Prix de Roma with a sculpture called Mère Spartiate (Spartan Mother).[1] The caryatids were partly destroyed in a fire in 1917. The remains of the statues now decorate the front of the Georget Hotel in Rheims.

In 1890, together with sculptor Deperthes and his son, Chavalliaud created a monument commemorating the Brittany-Anjou Federation of 1790, which was installed near Morbihan, Pontivy, in Brittany.[2] This sculpture was destroyed with dynamite by Breton separatists in 1938.[3]

In the 1890s, he received a commission in England and remained in Britain for fifteen years, living in Brixton, London.[1] During this time, he occasionally worked for (or with) Farmer & Brindley, an architectural sculpture company.[4] He also exhibited at the National Gallery Summer Exhibition.[5] and the Walker Gallery in Liverpool.

Amongst the works he completed were eight statues of famous naturalists and explorers. Commissioned in 1896, they stand outside at the eight angles of the Palm House in Sefton Park, Liverpool.[1] The marble statues are of the naturalists Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin, John Parkinson (a botanist), and André le Nôtre (a landscape gardener). The bronze statues are of the explorers and navigators Henry the Navigator, Gerardus Mercator, Christopher Columbus, and Captain James Cook.

 
A statue of Sarah Siddons on Paddington Green

He made a memorial in white marble to actress Sarah Siddons, called Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse, which stands on Paddington Green, London near the churchyard of St Mary's Church where she is buried.[1][6] A statue of Cardinal Newman by Chavalliaud is installed at Brompton Oratory in London.

In the salon of the French Artists' Society in 1897, he presented a statuette of Dom Perignon with an inscription which reads "Dom Perignon, the inventor of sparkling Champagne wines".[7] It was sold in Rheims in 1989 for £1,097.

In his birth city, he continued to produce bust portraits and developed a solid reputation. Among others, he created a bust of Dr. Jean-Baptiste Langlet, the mayor of Rheims at the time, which is kept in the town hall. For that sculpture in plaster in 1915, Chavalliaud received 800 francs.[8]

Works exhibited at The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition edit

 
The statue of Captain James Cook at the Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool

Other works edit

 
A portrait bust of M. Henry Vasnier
  • Tobias Taking the Fish from the Water, kept in the Rheims Museum of Fine Arts. 1890[9]
  • A bronze relief of James Robert Creighton, twice Mayor of Carlisle, and surmounting statue of St George on the Grade II listed Creighton Memorial.[11]
  • A bust of French merchant Henry Vasnier, kept in the Rheims Museum of Fine Arts
  • A memorial bronze bust to Bartèlèmy Paupy, a French industrialist. 1892, In the Cimetière de l'Est, Paris. Signed "from a photograph".[14]
  • A memorial plaque for Abbé Declaire in the Cimetière du nord, Reims[15]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Leon Joseph Chavalliaud". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. University of Glasgow, History of Art. 2011. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  2. ^ "Monument commémoratif de la fédération bretonne-angevine de 1790" (in French). Archives Nationales. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  3. ^ "Serment des Jeunes Volontaires". La Fédération bretonne-angevine de Pontivy, en 1790. Publications. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013. In French
  4. ^ "Leon Joseph Chavalliaud". The Victorian Web. 2011. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "The Royal Academy of Arts; a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904 (1905)". Internet Archives. 1905. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  6. ^ Banerjee, Jaqueline (2011). "Sarah Siddons". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  7. ^ "Chavaliaud (M), Leon Joseph". Archives Nationales. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  8. ^ "Chavalliaud (M). Leon". Archives Nationales. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013. In French
  9. ^ "Tobie retirant le poisson de l'eau". Archives Nationales. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013. In French
  10. ^ "Portrait bust of GB Shaw". Artvalue.com. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Creighton Memorial (1408781)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  12. ^ . National Gallery of Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  13. ^ . ref no:NFnrNOR098. University of East Anglia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  14. ^ "La Sculture dans las Cimetieres de Paris". French Wikimedia. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013.
  15. ^ "Le Cimetière du nord". La Vie Rémoise. Retrieved 30 Oct 2013. In French (two thirds down text on right)

External links edit

  • The Shrimper
  • JR Creighton, ex Mayor of Carlisle
  • The Creighton Memorial
  • Madame Veuve Pommery
  • Ink and watercolour of Brittany-Anjou Federation monument

January 01, 1970
léon, joseph, chavalliaud, french, pronunciation, leɔnʒozɛf, ʃavaljo, january, 1858, february, 1919, french, sculptor, created, several, notable, works, france, england, where, lived, years, drawing, léon, joseph, chavalliaud, tristan, pyègneborn, 1858, januar. Leon Joseph Chavalliaud French pronunciation leɔnʒozɛf ʃavaljo 29 January 1858 5 February 1919 was a French sculptor He created several notable works in France and in England where he lived for 15 years 1 Leon Joseph ChavalliaudA drawing of Leon Joseph Chavalliaud by Tristan de PyegneBorn 1858 01 29 29 January 1858Reims Second French EmpireDied5 February 1919 1919 02 05 aged 61 Boissy sans Avoir Third French RepublicNationalityFrenchKnown forSculpture Contents 1 Early life 2 Works 3 Works exhibited at The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 4 Other works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editChavalliaud sometimes spelt Chavaillaud was born in Reims at No 47 Chativesle St and died at Boissy sans Avoir Yvelines He is buried in the North Cemetery in Rheims 1 He married Juliana Marie Rousseau He was an apprentice modeller in the workshop of a Mr Bulteau in Rheims in Buirette St very close to his place of birth Later he entered the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux Arts with a grant from the city council There he was a pupil of Alexandre Falguiere Francois Jouffroy and Louis August Roubaud 1 Works editIn 1880 after working on the caryatids on the facade of the town hall patio in Rheims he won the Prix de Roma with a sculpture called Mere Spartiate Spartan Mother 1 The caryatids were partly destroyed in a fire in 1917 The remains of the statues now decorate the front of the Georget Hotel in Rheims In 1890 together with sculptor Deperthes and his son Chavalliaud created a monument commemorating the Brittany Anjou Federation of 1790 which was installed near Morbihan Pontivy in Brittany 2 This sculpture was destroyed with dynamite by Breton separatists in 1938 3 In the 1890s he received a commission in England and remained in Britain for fifteen years living in Brixton London 1 During this time he occasionally worked for or with Farmer amp Brindley an architectural sculpture company 4 He also exhibited at the National Gallery Summer Exhibition 5 and the Walker Gallery in Liverpool Amongst the works he completed were eight statues of famous naturalists and explorers Commissioned in 1896 they stand outside at the eight angles of the Palm House in Sefton Park Liverpool 1 The marble statues are of the naturalists Carl Linnaeus Charles Darwin John Parkinson a botanist and Andre le Notre a landscape gardener The bronze statues are of the explorers and navigators Henry the Navigator Gerardus Mercator Christopher Columbus and Captain James Cook nbsp A statue of Sarah Siddons on Paddington Green He made a memorial in white marble to actress Sarah Siddons called Sarah Siddons as the Tragic Muse which stands on Paddington Green London near the churchyard of St Mary s Church where she is buried 1 6 A statue of Cardinal Newman by Chavalliaud is installed at Brompton Oratory in London In the salon of the French Artists Society in 1897 he presented a statuette of Dom Perignon with an inscription which reads Dom Perignon the inventor of sparkling Champagne wines 7 It was sold in Rheims in 1989 for 1 097 In his birth city he continued to produce bust portraits and developed a solid reputation Among others he created a bust of Dr Jean Baptiste Langlet the mayor of Rheims at the time which is kept in the town hall For that sculpture in plaster in 1915 Chavalliaud received 800 francs 8 Works exhibited at The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition edit nbsp The statue of Captain James Cook at the Palm House Sefton Park Liverpool 1893 Mon Pere bust bronze also exhibited at The Second Exhibition of The International Society of Sculptors Painters and Gravers London 1899 5 1894 The Shrimper statue in marble a boy holding a shrimp net 5 1894 Madame Veuve Pommery portrait bust in marble 5 1895 A Hubinet Esq bust bronze 5 1896 A Paroissien Esq bust 5 1904 Portrait bust bronze 5 may be duplicated in the list below Other works edit nbsp A portrait bust of M Henry Vasnier Tobias Taking the Fish from the Water kept in the Rheims Museum of Fine Arts 1890 9 St Ambrosia bronze bust kept in the Rheims Museum of Fine Arts A bronze bust of George Bernard Shaw 10 A bronze relief of James Robert Creighton twice Mayor of Carlisle and surmounting statue of St George on the Grade II listed Creighton Memorial 11 A bronze bust of Rev James Healy 1895 12 The effigy on the tomb of the Hugh Grosvenor 1st Duke of Westminster in St Mary s Church Eccleston Cheshire A bust of William Talbot in Norwich Bishop of Oxford 1904 founder of the Amicable Society for a Perpetual Assurance Office in Norwich 13 A bust of French merchant Henry Vasnier kept in the Rheims Museum of Fine Arts A memorial bronze bust to Bartelemy Paupy a French industrialist 1892 In the Cimetiere de l Est Paris Signed from a photograph 14 A memorial plaque for Abbe Declaire in the Cimetiere du nord Reims 15 References edit a b c d e f g Leon Joseph Chavalliaud Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland University of Glasgow History of Art 2011 Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Monument commemoratif de la federation bretonne angevine de 1790 in French Archives Nationales Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Serment des Jeunes Volontaires La Federation bretonne angevine de Pontivy en 1790 Publications Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 In French Leon Joseph Chavalliaud The Victorian Web 2011 Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 a b c d e f g The Royal Academy of Arts a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904 1905 Internet Archives 1905 Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Banerjee Jaqueline 2011 Sarah Siddons The Victorian Web Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Chavaliaud M Leon Joseph Archives Nationales Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Chavalliaud M Leon Archives Nationales Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 In French Tobie retirant le poisson de l eau Archives Nationales Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 In French Portrait bust of GB Shaw Artvalue com Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Historic England Creighton Memorial 1408781 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Rev James Healy National Gallery of Ireland Archived from the original on 2 November 2013 Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Norwich ref no NFnrNOR098 University of East Anglia Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 La Sculture dans las Cimetieres de Paris French Wikimedia Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 Le Cimetiere du nord La Vie Remoise Retrieved 30 Oct 2013 In French two thirds down text on right External links editThe Shrimper JR Creighton ex Mayor of Carlisle The Creighton Memorial Madame Veuve Pommery Rev James Healy Ink and watercolour of Brittany Anjou Federation monument Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leon Joseph Chavalliaud amp oldid 1135545106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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