Marcel Antoine Gimond (1894–1961) was a French

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known for his busts, statues, and portraits in bronze.

Biography

Gimond was born in the Ardèche region of France. He first studied at the ''Beaux-Arts'' Academy in

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and was the student in turn of both

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and Auguste Rodin. Gimond was an influential

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at the Paris

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until 1960. He was uniquely invited to exhibit his modeled busts at both the Paris salon and with the surrealists. Garlanded with the ''Grand Prix National des Arts'' in 1957, Gimond, who was the son of a metal-worker, is considered to be France's last great

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or sculptor of the

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. The possessor of a vast sculptural knowledge, Gimond was famed for his purified style which sought the permanence of forms beneath his subjects' individuality . Marcel Gimond maintained a concise critique of sculpture, and taught that monumentality in sculpture was universal throughout the

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s of the world, in recognition of the varied

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achievements of

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; holding that "''Art is a

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, the sole which has the privilege to be universal, and which, across frontiers, can unite all that which is not alien to humanity.''" Gimond is known for his many heads and portraits of political and artistic figures and his distinctive bronze busts and these are to be seen in numerous

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s in France,

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, and in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Gimond's students include artists William McVey and Hugo Weber.

References

External links

marcelgimond.com
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