Armand Lucien Bloch (1 July 1866,

Montbéliard Montbéliard (; traditional ) is a town in the Doubs Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern France, about from the border with Switzerland. It is one of the two Subprefectures in F ...

- 5 March 1932,

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) was a French sculptor.

Life and work

His father, Maurice Bloch, was a sculptor, who established a

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company in 1857. He entered the

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in 1884, where he studied with the sculptors

Alexandre Falguière Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière (also given as Jean-Joseph-Alexandre Falguière, or in short Alexandre Falguière) (7 September 183120 April 1900) was a French sculptor and painter. Biography Falguière was born in Toulouse. A pupil of the � ...

and

Antonin Mercié Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 in Toulouse – December 12, 1916 in Paris), was a French sculptor, medallist and painter. Biography Mercié entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and studied under Alexandre Falguière and ...

. From 1885, he was regular exhibitor at the

Salon des Artistes Français The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...

, and was a member from 1888 until his death. He was awarded a silver medal there in 1924.Édouard-Joseph, ''Dictionnaire biographique des artistes contemporains'', Vol.1, « A-E », Art & Édition, 1930, pg.146 His studio was in Paris, but he maintained close ties with Montbéliard, where his brothers Léon and Julien had taken over the family business. Together with his father, he created a monument for the politician,

Pierre-Frédéric Dorian Pierre-Frédéric Dorian (24 January 1814 in Montbéliard, Doubs – 14 April 1873 in Paris) was a French master blacksmith and radical Republican leader. He served as minister of public works from 4 September 1870 – 19 February 1871. He was th ...

; inaugurated in 1892. It was melted down in 1942, under the

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. In 1900, he obtained a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle. His bronze statue for the martyr,

François-Jean de la Barre François-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre (12 September 17451 July 1766) was a young French nobleman. He was tortured and beheaded before his body was burnt on a pyre along with Voltaire's '' Philosophical Dictionary'' nailed to his torso. La Barre i ...

(1905), was originally at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, but was transferred to the in 1926. It too was melted down during

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."Monument au chevalier de La Barre – Paris"
@ e-Monumen In 2001, a replacement was installed. In addition to his larger works, he created numerous busts; including those of ,

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, and . Some of his smaller pieces may be seen at the

Musée d'Orsay The Musée d'Orsay ( , , ) ( en, Orsay Museum) is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art ...

and the .

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Armand Bloch
@ Fonte d'art à Montbeliard 1866 births 1932 deaths French sculptors Artists from Montbéliard {{France-sculptor-stub

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