Émile Peynot

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

Émile Peynot
Émile Peynot by Charles Mengin
Born	Émile Edmond Peynot (1850-11-22)November 22, 1850 Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
Died	December 12, 1932(1932-12-12) (aged 82) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Notable work	Sculpture
Awards	Prix de Rome (1880)

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 left a legacy of numerous monuments and reliefs in France as well as Argentina and Ecuador.

He created war memorials in Bar-le-Duc, Charenton-le-Pont, Ecouen, Joigny, Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, Liévin, Sens and for his home town, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne.

He died in Paris in 1932.

Famous works

• Marianne, Place Carnot, Lyon.
• Monument to Henri Schneider, Le Creusot.^[3]
• Monument to François-Louis Français, Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges.
• Marchand Tunisien ("Tunisian Mechant"), portraying an Arab merchant cleaning his weapon.^[4]
• Tunisian Merchant, 1883, Brooklyn Museum, New York.^[5]
• La Aurora ("The Twilight"), Parque Centenario, Buenos Aires.
• Ofrenda Floral a Sarmiento ("Flowers for Sarmiento"), Palermo Rose Garden, Buenos Aires.
• La Lucha Eterna ("The Eternal Fight"), El Ejido park, Quito.
• Francia a la Argentina A gift from the French government created for Argentina centenary in 1910; it depicts two female figures, representing both countries, an angel of prosperity “Gloria” and four smaller figures: Science, Industry, Agriculture and the Arts.

Sculptures by Émile Peynot

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  Francia a la Argentina, Buenos Aires
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  François-Louis Français, Plombières-les-Bains
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  Marianne, Place Carnot, Lyon
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  Shield of the City of Paris, Petit Palais
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  Monument to Domingo Sarmiento, Buenos Aires
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  La Lucha Eterna (The Eternal Struggle), Quito

See also

• Prix de Rome
• French art

Bibliography

• Roland Conilleau, Emile Peynot, statuaire : Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 1850-1932, Clamecy, 2000, 77 p.

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.
5. "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.