Armand Lucien Bloch (1 July 1866, Montbéliard - 5 March 1932, Paris) was a French sculptor.

Life and work

His father, Maurice Bloch, was a sculptor, who established a metal casting company in 1857. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1884, where he studied with the sculptors Alexandre Falguière 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, 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 Vichy Régime. 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 World War II."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 ,

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

, 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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