Frédéric Alfred Marzolff (1867-1936) was a French sculptor and

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, known especially for his monumental figures.

Biography

His father was a

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. He completed an apprenticeship with the sculptor and designer, , who was engaged in restoring some of the monuments that had been destroyed or damaged during the Franco-Prussian War. Following that, he became a student at the . He continued his studies in Munich with

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. While there, he also began a lifelong professional friendship with Adolf von Hildebrand. Upon returning to Strasbourg, the École supérieur, his alma mater, hired him as a modelling teacher. He also became a member of the artists' association, the . In addition to teaching and sculpting, he made contributions to the '. In 1891, he began exhibiting locally. In 1893, he received a first prize at the

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for his bronze sculpture, "L'Archer". Thanks to financial support from , he was able to move to Florence in 1901. He would remain there for ten years; operating three workshops and producing monumental sculptures, as well as bronze busts and medallions. Returning to Strasbourg in 1911, he worked there until the outbreak of World War I, when he relocated to Rountzenheim. After the war, his studio was flooded with orders for war memorials. In 1931, he was decorated with the Ordre des Palmes académiques. Many of his works may still be seen around his native city; some were, however, destroyed during the

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. Among his surviving works are the bust of

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in the in Strasbourg and the statues of Daniel Specklin and Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck on the façade of the Petites-Boucheries, behind the Aubette.

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"Alfred Marzolff (1867-1936), sculpteur et médailleur"
(Les Amis de la Léonardsau et du Cercle de Saint-Léonard)

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@ Art Nouveau Artist Menu {{DEFAULTSORT:Marzolff, Alfred Artists from Strasbourg 1867 births 1936 deaths 20th-century French sculptors 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists

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