Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert (21 October 1845 - 12 February 1906) was a French architect.

Life

Charles Louis Ferdinand Dutert was born on 21 October 1845 in

Douai Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, D ...

, son of a merchant of that town. He was admitted to the

École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Science ...

in 1863, and studied in the studios of Hippolyte Lebas and

Léon Ginain Paul-René-Léon Ginain (5 October 1825, Paris - 7 March 1898, Paris) was a French architect. Life and works He studied with Louis-Hippolyte Lebas at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, École des Beaux-Arts. After having won the ...

. Entering twice for the

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

, he won the Grand Prize for Architecture in 1869 for a project called "Palace of the French embassy in the capital of a powerful state". He stayed in the

Villa Medici The Villa Medici () is a Mannerist villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous with the larger Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, ...

between 1870 and 1873. Returning to France, he was active in his department of origin, but also in Paris. Dutert was chosen as architect for the ''

Palais des Machines The Galerie des machines (officially: Palais des machines) was a pavilion built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Located in the Grenelle district, the huge pavilion was made of iron, steel and glass. A similarly-named structure was ...

'' at the

Exposition Universelle (1889) The Exposition Universelle of 1889 () was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 5 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fourth of eight expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors. The ...

, and was fully responsible for its architectural design. He was assisted in the work by the architects Blavette, Deglane and

Eugène Hénard Eugène Alfred Hénard (22 October 1849 – 19 February 1923) was a French architect and a highly influential urban planner. He was a pioneer of roundabouts, which were first introduced in Paris in 1907. Hénard advocated several major urban p ...

. The great hall was long and wide, covering . It rose to in height. The engineer

Victor Contamin Victor Contamin (1840–1893) was a French structural engineer, an expert on the strength of materials such as iron and steel. He is known for the Galerie des machines of the Exposition Universelle (1889) in Paris. He also pioneered the use of re ...

was responsible for the technical design of the huge steel structure, including calculations to ensure the structural integrity of the immense arches. Talking of the ''Palais des Machines'', Hénard said it successfully combined aesthetic appearance with engineering function. The two goals were complementary. Dutert also contributed to the

Exposition Universelle (1900) The Exposition Universelle of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 14 April to 12 November 1900, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate developmen ...

. He died at his home at 41 Avenue Kléber in the

16th arrondissement of Paris The 16th arrondissement of Paris (''XVIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''seizième''. The arrondissement includes part of the Arc de T ...

on 12 February 1906.

Awards

*Grand

(1869) *1st class Medal at the

Salon Salon may refer to: Common meanings * Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments * French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home * Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment Arts and entertainment * Salon (P ...

of 1875 *1st class medal at the

Exposition Universelle (1878) The third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle in French, was held from 1 May to 10 November 1878. It celebrated the recovery of France after the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War. Construction The buildings and the fairgroun ...

*Officer of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

in 1889 In 1891

Édouard Sain Édouard Alexandre Sain (13 May 1830 – 26 June 1910) was a French painter whose works included historical and genre subjects as well as portraits. Birth and education Édouard Alexandre Sain was born Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, on 13 May 1830, so ...

and

Jean-Joseph Weerts Jean-Joseph Weerts (1 May 1846, Roubaix - 28 September 1927, Paris) was a French painter of Belgian origin who worked in the Academic style. Biography His father was a mechanical engineer who gave him his first introduction to drawing. Later, i ...

painted his portrait in oil on canvas. That same year

Édouard Houssin Édouard Charles Marie Houssin (13 September 1847 - 15 May 1919) was a French sculptor. Life Édouard Charles Marie Houssin was born in Douai on 13 September 1847. In 1856 he joined the Academic Schools of Douai, and there received several awar ...

made a bust that is held in the

musée de la Chartreuse de Douai The Musée de la Chartreuse is an art museum in a former Carthusian monastery in Douai, France. It is the 'musée des Beaux-Arts' for the city. Building Built by Jacques d'Abancourt in brick and stone in the Renaissance style, on the site of ...

Major works

*1882 Monument of Mariette Bey at

Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...

(Pas-de-Calais) *1884-1887: Annex to the Gatien hospital of Clocheville, now the administrative establishment of the Directorate of Health and Social Action in Boulogne-sur-Mer *1889 Galerie des Machines at the Paris Exposition of 1889 in collaboration with the engineer Victor Contamin *1889: National School of Arts and textile industries in

Roubaix Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...

(Nord department) *1893 Commemorative monument Wattignies-la-Victoire in Maubeuge (Nord department) *1893-1896: General Hospital of Saint-Louis, Boulogne-sur-Mer, in collaboration with the town architect Pichon (destroyed in 1988) *1892-1898: Gallery of paleontology and comparative anatomy of the National Museum of Natural History in the

5th arrondissement of Paris The 5th arrondissement of Paris (''Ve arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le cinquième''. The arrondissement, als ...

, built on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1900

References

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External links

The Palais des Machines of 1889. Historical - structural reflections
Paper written by Javier Estévez Cimadevila & Isaac López César about the structure of The Galerie des Machines {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutert, Ferdinand 1845 births 1906 deaths 19th-century French architects Officiers of the Légion d'honneur