Gustave Crauck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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sculptor from France
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Place of Birth: Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France
About Gustave Crauck
- Gustave Adolphe Désiré Crauck (or Crauk; July 16, 1827 – November 17, 1905) was a French sculptor with a long distinguished career. He was born and died at Valenciennes, where a special museum for his works was erected in his honor.
- Educated at the École des Beaux-Arts, Crauck took the Prix de Rome in 1851.
- Little known to the world at large during his long life, he ranks among the best modern sculptors of France.
- At Paris his Coligny monument is in the rue de Rivoli; his Victory in the Place des Arts et MĂ©tiers; and Twilight in the Avenue de l'Observatoire.
- Among his finest works is his Combat du Centaure, on which he was engaged for thirty years, the figure of the Lapith having been modelled after the strongman, Eugen Sandow.
- He also sculpted the monuments of Jules-Auguste Béclard and Edmond About among several of his works at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
- He contributed the figures of Douai and Dunkirk to the façade of the Gare du Nord, and contributed the figure of Vauban for the façade of the Palais du Louvre.
- In 1907 an exhibition of his works was held in the École des Beaux-Arts.
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