Artist name Dumaige, Etienne Henry
Sex: m
Artist occupation: sculptor
Geographical data: France
State: France
Date of birth: 1830.03.30
Place of birth: Paris
Date of death: 1888.03.31
Place of death: St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vié
Place(s) cited: Paris; Tours
Dumaige studied sculpture under Féuchère and
Dumont. He exhibited his sculptures depicting groups, statues,
and busts at the Salon from 1863-1886. He is most well known
for his statuettes of dancers. . He sculpted a large number
of busts, groups and statuettes in marble, plaster and bronze,
including statuettes of Desmoulins and Rabelais.
In 1864 he exhibited a group in bronze entitled "
L'âge d'or", a statue in bronze, "Hero",
in 1864, "Retour des champs" in 1866, a marble
bust of Moliere in 1872, a statuette entitled Francois Rabelais
in terracotta in 1873, a statue in marble for the city hall
in Tours in 1880, "Camille Desmoulins" in plaster
1882, and "Patrie", a bronze in 1886. Different
works were cast in bronze, in particular, dancers, as well
as works entitled, Salome, and Esmeralda, and also a grenadier
of 1792 entitled Après les combat, a reduction of
Camille Desmoulins.
References
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Citations
Rich. D'Art, Paris, Mon.civ.III 18;Prov. Musee. Civ.V 382-3.
Chronicle des Arts 1888 p.109 Salon Catalog
