Émile Peynot

Émile Peynot
Émile Peynot by Charles Mengin
Born
Émile Edmond Jean Peynot

(1850-11-22)November 22, 1850
DiedDecember 12, 1932(1932-12-12) (aged 82)
AwardsPrix de Rome (1880)

Émile Edmond Jean Peynot (November 22, 1850 – December 12, 1932) was a prominent French artist sculptor and medallist.[1]

Bio

Peynot was born in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, Burgundy. He became well known following his Grand Prize at the Prix de Rome sculpture competition in 1880,[2] and a left a legacy of numerous monuments and reliefs in France as well as Argentina and Ecuador. He died in Paris in 1932.

Famous works

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References

  1. ^ L. Forrer, Peynot, Émile Edmond (1909). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. IV. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 472.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ fr:Prix de Rome#Liste de lauréats en sculpture
  3. ^ "Emile PEYNOT". www.maisons-champagne.com. Archived from the original on 2004-12-23.
  4. ^ "Emile Edmond PEYNOT (Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, 1850 - Paris, 1932) Marchand Tunisien Bronze à patine brune". Artfact.


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