1848 Torigny-sur-Vire - 1918 Antibes. Known for: Animal sculpture and equestrian portraits.
Arthur-Jacques le Duc trained in the studio of animal sculptor Pierre Le Nordez at the École des Beaux-arts in Caen. He moved to Paris in 1872, and between 1890 and 1907, regularly exhibited animal...
Read full biography Arthur-Jacques le Duc trained in the studio of animal sculptor Pierre Le Nordez at the École des Beaux-arts in Caen. He moved to Paris in 1872, and between 1890 and 1907, regularly exhibited animal subjects in plaster, stoneware and ceramics at the Salon, inspired by the works of Antoine-Louis...
Read full biography Arthur-Jacques le Duc trained in the studio of animal sculptor Pierre Le Nordez at the École des Beaux-arts in Caen. He moved to Paris in 1872, and between 1890 and 1907, regularly exhibited animal subjects in plaster, stoneware and ceramics at the Salon, inspired by the works of Antoine-Louis Barye. Fascinated by equines, Le Duc produced several equestrian portraits including, in a more historicist vein, the monument to Constable de Richemont in Vannes....
Read full biography Arthur-Jacques le Duc trained in the studio of animal sculptor Pierre Le Nordez at the École des Beaux-arts in Caen. He moved to Paris in 1872, and between 1890 and 1907, regularly exhibited animal subjects in plaster, stoneware and ceramics at the Salon, inspired by the works of Antoine-Louis Barye. Fascinated by equines, Le Duc produced several equestrian portraits including, in a more historicist vein, the monument to Constable de Richemont in Vannes....
Read full biography Arthur-Jacques le Duc trained in the studio of animal sculptor Pierre Le Nordez at the École des Beaux-arts in Caen. He moved to Paris in 1872, and between 1890 and 1907, regularly exhibited animal subjects in plaster, stoneware and ceramics at the Salon, inspired by the works of Antoine-Louis Barye. Fascinated by equines, Le Duc produced several equestrian portraits including, in a more historicist vein, the monument to Constable de Richemont in Vannes.