Théophile Barrau (1848–1913) was a French

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. Barrau was born in

Carcassonne Carcassonne (, also , , ; ; la, Carcaso) is a French fortified city in the department of Aude, in the region of Occitanie. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Au ...

. He was a student of

Alexandre Falguière Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière (also given as Jean-Joseph-Alexandre Falguière, or in short Alexandre Falguière) (7 September 183120 April 1900) was a French sculptor and painter. Biography Falguière was born in Toulouse. A pupil of the � ...

and started at the Salon in 1874. He received awards in 1879, 1880, 1889, and became a

Chevalier of the Legion of Honor 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 B ...

in 1892. He died in Paris.

Main works

* ''Suzanne'', 1895, marble, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. * ''Monument aux Morts'', 1870, architect : Paul Pujol, Toulouse * ''Hommage à Pierre Fermat'', marble, Salle des Illustres, Capitole of

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrau, Theophile 1848 births 1913 deaths People from Carcassonne Knights of the Legion of Honour 20th-century French sculptors 20th-century French male artists 19th-century French sculptors 19th-century French male artists French male sculptors