Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse - Artist Info

About Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse

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A Carrier Belleuse, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Albert Ernest Carrier de Belleuse
  • Biography

    Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour.

    Carrier-Belleuse was born on 12 June 1824 at Anizy-le-Château, Aisne, France. He began his training as a goldsmith's apprentice.[1] Carrier-Belleuse was a student of David d'Angers and briefly studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. His career is distinguished by his versatility and his work outside France: in England between 1850 and 1855 (working for Mintons), and in Brussels around 1871.

    His name is perhaps best known because Auguste Rodin worked as his assistant...

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