Lucien Alcide Constant Brasseur (30 August 1878 – 9 February 1960) was a French sculptor.
Biography
Brasseur was born in
Saultain in the
Nord
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region. He graduated from the
École des Beaux-Arts in 1894 and took first prize in the
Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1905.
Between the wars, he made memorials for several municipalities in Northern France, including a major monument in
Tourcoing and, perhaps his best-known, in
Havrincourt, which includes a self-portrait. He also did memorials in
Oisy-le-Verger
Oisy-le-Verger () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.
Population
Places of inter ...
and
Saint-Omer and reliefs for the train station in
Brest. In 1937, he created a statue for the
Palais de Chaillot at the
Exposition Universelle.
He is buried at the
Cimetière parisien de Bagneux.
Monuments aux morts
Other works
His other works include:
References
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1878 births
1960 deaths
People from Nord (French department)
Prix de Rome for sculpture
20th-century French sculptors
French male sculptors