Alexandre Charpentier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alexandre Charpentier

French artist

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1856

Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1909

Profession: cabinetmaker, painter, sculptor, medallist, designer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Alexandre Charpentier

  • Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (1856–1909) was a French sculptor, medalist, craftsman, and cabinet-maker. From working-class origins and apprenticed to an engraver as a young man, he became a studio assistant to the innovative medallist Joseph-Hubert Ponscarme.
  • Along with Ponscarme, Louis-Oscar Roty, and other artists, Charpentier advanced a resurgence of art in French medal design.
  • Charpentier's patrons included AndrĂ© Antoine, for whom he designed theatre programmes.Charpentier experimented with a wide variety of formats and materials—tin, marble, wood, leather, and terra cotta work, the latter executed by ceramic artisan Emile MĂĽller.
  • He opened several cabinet shops and designed many sets of furniture.
  • Many of his custom designs for fixtures (doorknobs, door plates, window handles and the like) were subsequently mass-produced and commercially sold. Several of Charpentier's works are part of the MusĂ©e d'Orsay collection.

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