Émile Louis Picault

Emile Picault
Le pêcheur by Picault, c. 1880
Born	Emile Louis Picault (1833-08-24)August 24, 1833 Paris, France
Died	24 August 1915 (aged 82) France
Nationality	French
Known for	Sculpture

Émile Louis Picault (French: [emil lwi piko]; 24 August 1833 – 24 August 1915) was a French sculptor, best known for works depicting allegorical and patriotic subjects, and mythological heroes. Picault was a very prolific artist, producing sculptures in abundance—over 500 models in total—during his long sculpting career. He began to show his artwork at the Salon beginning in 1863.^[1] He signed the majority of his work as "E. Picault".

Works

Bronzes (Salon displayed)

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• Le Supplice de Tantale (1867)
• Persée délivrant Andromède (1880)
• Le Génie du progrès et Nicolas Flamel (1885)
• Le Cid (1886)
• La Naissance de Pégase (1888)
• La Force Domtée
• Le Génie des sciences (1894)
• Le Génie des arts (1895)
• Le Livre (1896)
• Le Drapeau "ad unum" (1898)
• Vox progressi (1903)
• Belléphoron (1906)

Medallions

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• Joseph expliquant les songes du Pharaon (1888)
• L'Agriculture (1888)

Plasters

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• Jason (1879)
• Andromède (1892)
• Prométhée dérobant le feu du ciel (1894)
• La Vaillance (1896)
• Vertus civiques (1897)
• Le Minerai (1902)
• La Forge (1905)
• Science et Industrie (1909)
• Propter gloriam (1914)

Museum exhibitions

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Picault's work can be seen in museums in the following cities:

• Chambéry (Le Semeur d'idées, 45 cm)
• Clermont-Ferrand (Hébé, 93 cm)
• Maubeuge (Le devoir, Honor patria, 45 cm)
• Troyes (La famille, joies et peines)

References

1. Kjellberg, Peter (1994). Bronzes of the 19th Century. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. p. 542. ISBN 0-88740-629-7.

External links

• Émile Louis Picault in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website