Louis Robert Bate (10 October 1898, in

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– 1948 in

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) was a French sculptor, as was his wife Juliette Briet-Bate. He was a pupil of

Jules Coutan Jules-Félix Coutan (22 September 1848 – 23 February 1939) was a French sculptor and educator. Life As a student at the École des Beaux-Arts, Coutan was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1872; after his return to Paris he executed the f ...

and

Paul Landowski Paul Maximilien Landowski (1 June 1875 – 31 March 1961) was a French monument sculptor of Polish descent. His best-known work is '' Christ the Redeemer'' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Biography Landowski was born in Paris, France, of a Polish re ...

and a member of the

Société Coloniale des Artistes Français La Société Coloniale des Artistes Français (founded 1908) renamed Société des Beaux-Arts de la France d'Outre-mer in 1946, and closed in 1970, was a French artistic society, and rival to the Société des Peintres Orientalistes Français. The s ...

and won in succession, second prize of 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 ...

in 1927, bursary for residence at the Villa Velázquez Madrid in 1932, bursary for

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, Prix de Guadeloupe in 1935, and

Prix de l'Indochine The Prix de l'Indochine (1914, 1920–1938) was a French colonial art prize established, originally as a one-off prize in 1910, and awarded 1914, by , Gouverneur général of Indochina. Charles Fouqueray obtained le prix Indochine 1914. From 1 ...

in 1938. In Indochina he gained permanent employment at the school of architecture in Dalat till his death aged 50.Les salons des artistes coloniaux: suivi d'un dictionnaire Stéphane Richemond - 2003 "BATE (Louis Robert) Né le 10 octobre 1898, ... 1933, décerné par la SCAF Prix de Guadeloupe Henri Bérenger 1935, décerné par la SCAF Prix de l'Indochine 1938"

Works

* Ta Kouan Leo-Yunnan, 1940

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bate, Louis 1898 births 1948 deaths 20th-century French sculptors 20th-century French male artists French male sculptors