Gustave Frédéric Michel (; 1851–1924) was a French

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, and

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, according to Marina Warner "one of the most famous sculptors of the first decades of this (twentieth) century in France," although virtually unknown today. He also taught sculpture; among his pupils was the American Edith Howland.

Works

* ''Monument commemorating the French Revolution'',

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(Vienna), 1890 * two figural groups on the supports of

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in Paris, circa 1900 * ''Monument to Jules Ferry'' and ''Autumn'', the

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in Paris, 1910 * 1924 Medal Occupation of the Ruhr.

Gallery

File:Lille PdBA michel la pensee.JPG, ''La Pensée'' (1896), Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. File:EB1911 Plate IX. v24, pg.510, Fig 1.jpg, ''Dreaming'' (1897),

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in Paris.

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, ed. 1911, vol. 24, pg. 510, Plate IX. File:Pont bir hakeim paris nautes.jpg, Sculpture group (c. 1900), Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris. File:Ruhr Occupation, French Art Medal 1924 by Michel. Obverse.jpg, Ruhr Occupation, French Art Medal 1924 by Michel. Obverse: Female r. playing a

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. File:Ruhr Occupation, French Art Medal 1924 by Michel. Reverse.jpg, Ruhr Occupation, French Art Medal 1924 by Michel. Reverse: The devil riding on a

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l., and playing a

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References

* Monuments and Maidens: the Allegory of the Female Form, Marina Warner, Vintage, 1996

External links

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