- Alfred Boucher
A French sculptor, Alfred Boucher (
September 23 ,1850 – 1934), mentor toCamille Claudel and friend ofAuguste Rodin .Born in Bouy-sur-Ovin (
Nogent-sur-Seine ), he was the son of a farmhand who became the gardener of the sculptor Marius Ramus, who, after recognizing Boucher's talent, opened his studio to him.He won the Grand Prix du Salon in 1881 with "La Piété Filiale."
He then moved to Florence for a long period and was a favourite sculptor of presidents and royals such as George I of Greece and Maria-Pia of Romania.
He provided inspiration and encouragement to the next generation of sculptors such as Laure Coutan and
Camille Claudel . The latter was depicted in "Camille Claudel lisant" by Boucher [ [http://www.exporevue.com/magazine/fr/camille_claudel.html Camille Claudel révélée, exporevue, magazine, art vivant et actualité ] at www.exporevue.com] and later she herself sculpted a bust of her mentor. Before moving to Florence and after having taught Claudel and others for over three years, Boucher askedAuguste Rodin to take over the instruction of his pupils. This is howAuguste Rodin and Claudel met and their tumultuous and passionate relationship started.Ever generous and philanthropic, he founded the studio
La Ruche inMontparnasse in 1902 to help young artists.He received the Grand Prix de sculpture de l'
Exposition Universelle in 1900. He died inAix-les-Bains at the age of 84.Links
*Alfred Boucher - French Wikipedia
* [http://www.musee-nogent-sur-seine.fr/ Official site of Musée Paul Dubois-Alfred Boucher, Nogent-sur-Seine]
* [http://www.ville-nogent-sur-seine.fr/19museebioaboucher.htm Biography of Alfred Boucher]
* [http://www.namos.iupui.edu/artists/artist.asp?entry_id=319 National Art Museum of Sport]
*"Volubilis" by Alfred BoucherRecent Exhibitions
"Camille Claudel révélée…", sculpture by Alfred Boucher and Auguste Rodin, Nogent-sur-Seine, Agora Michel Baroin,May 2003. [ [http://www.exporevue.com/magazine/fr/camille_claudel.html Camille Claudel révélée, exporevue, magazine, art vivant et actualité ] at www.exporevue.com]
"Alfred Boucher, 1850-1934, sculpteur humaniste", Musée Paul Dubois-Alfred Boucher, Nogent-sur-Seine, 27 May to 29 October 2000, (catalogue available with text by Jacques Piette, conservateur du musée municipal Paul Dubois - Alfred Boucher)
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