Charles Marie Louis Joseph Sarrabezolles (27 December 1888 – 11 February 1971), also known as ''Carlo Sarrabezolles'' (or Charles or Charles-Marie), was a French sculptor.

Life

Sarrabezolles was born in

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, studied at that city's

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(1904–1907), then from 1907 to 1914 at the

in Paris, where he settled for good. In 1914 he was runner-up (''premier second'') in

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competition. From 1914 to 1918, during

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, he was held prisoner in Germany. In 1920 he married Nicole Cervi, with whom he had three children. In 1923 they moved into a studio at 16 rue des Volontaires where he remained until his death. A square there, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, bears his name. Carlo Sarrabezolles

His best-known work is probably '' The Soul of France'', which he executed in three different materials: the first in plaster in 1921, the second in stone in 1922, and the last in bronze in 1930. In 1926 the sculptor developed a method of direct carving in setting concrete, and much of his subsequent work was integrated with architecture, particularly in collaboration with architect

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, and in monumental scale. Sarrabezolles was a member or president of artistic associations including Art Monumental, the Salon des Artistes Français, and the Foundation Taylor.

Selected works

* 1920–1922 – first monumental work, '' The Soul of France'', winning National Prize and silver medal at the Salon * 1925 – ''The Triumphal Dance of Pallas Athena'' and ''The Virgin of Peace'' exhibited at the

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* 1926 – tower, Villemomble Church (Seine-St-Denis). Invention of direct carving in setting concrete * 1928–1929 – façade and bell tower, Elisabethville Church (Yvelines), with architect

* 1928–1933 – bronze finial group ''Liberté - Égalité - Fraternité'' for the French Embassy, Belgrade, Serbia, for architect Roger-Henri Expert * 1929 – ''Two Legendary Giants'' depicting the legendary Lydéric and Phinaert, bell tower, Lille (Nord) town hall. Also executed in direct carving of setting concrete. * 1930 – monumental fountain,

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, USA. * 1930 – Marcella Miller du Pont, portrait bust in marble, University of Denver, Colorado, USA * 1931 – war memorial for the RATP, Richelieu – Drouot (Paris Metro) * 1931 – architectural bas-relief ''La gloire de la Seine'', near

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, Paris * 1931 – ''Four human races'' in concrete, belltower,

Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien (sometimes referred to as Notre-Dame-des-Missions d'Épinay-sur-Seine) is a French Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Épinay-sur-Seine, near Paris and in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. D ...

, with architect Paul Tournon * 1932 – bust of Edouard Branly,

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* 1932 – ''Genie de la Mer'' (Spirit of the Sea), ocean liner SS Normandie, for French architect Roger-Henri Expert * 1934–1935 – decorations, Église du Saint-Esprit (Paris, 12th arrondissement) and church of St-Louis, Marseille. Direct carving in concrete * 1937 – exhibited ''The Elements'', north wing of the

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, Exposition Internationale * 1950 – ''Monument to the Glory of the Resistance of the people of the Jura Mountains'', Lons-le-Saunier ( Jura) * 1951 – Faculty of Medicine (Paris): three medallion reliefs. From this time onwards, he made many busts, portraits for medals, decorative schemes for school buildings etc. * 1963 – ''La Antillaise'' (The West Indian Woman),

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Gallery

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References

* ''Carlo Sarrabezolles: sculpteur et statuaire 1888-1971'', by Genevieve Sarrabezolles-Appert and Marie-Odile Lefevre, Paris: Somogy, 2002. .
Biography

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarrabezolles, Carlo 1888 births 1971 deaths Concrete pioneers French architectural sculptors 20th-century French sculptors French male sculptors