Gustave Michel

Gustave Michel

Gustave Frédéric Michel (1851–1924) was a French sculptor, and medallist,[1][2] according to Marina Warner "one of the most famous sculptors of the first decades of this (twentieth) century in France," although virtually unknown today.

Works

Pont de Bir-Hakeim group
Ruhr Occupation, French Art Medal 1924 by Michel. Obverse: Female r. playing a natural trumpet.
Ruhr Occupation, French Art Medal 1924 by Michel. Reverse: The devil riding on a unicycle l., and playing a French horn.

References

  1. L. Forrer, Michel, Gustave (1909). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Volume 4. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 66.
  2. L. Forrer, Michel, Gustave (1930). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Volume 8. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 58.
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