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Pierre Nicolas Tourgueneff BIOGRAPHY
1854 Russia - 1912. Known for: Animal sculpture.
PIerre Tourgueneff was born into a family originally from Russia. His father, in his effort to avoid political and religious persecution in Russia, emigrated to France. The original spelling of his... Read full biography
PIerre Tourgueneff was born into a family originally from Russia. His father, in his effort to avoid political and religious persecution in Russia, emigrated to France. The original spelling of his surname was believed to be Tourguenev, but the spelling was changed to Tourgueneff at some point... Read full biography
PIerre Tourgueneff was born into a family originally from Russia. His father, in his effort to avoid political and religious persecution in Russia, emigrated to France. The original spelling of his surname was believed to be Tourguenev, but the spelling was changed to Tourgueneff at some point after the family moved to France. Tourgueneff was a student of the famous French animalier sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet. Like his master, he could be categorized among the animalier sculptors because of his... Read full biography
PIerre Tourgueneff was born into a family originally from Russia. His father, in his effort to avoid political and religious persecution in Russia, emigrated to France. The original spelling of his surname was believed to be Tourguenev, but the spelling was changed to Tourgueneff at some point after the family moved to France. Tourgueneff was a student of the famous French animalier sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet. Like his master, he could be categorized among the animalier sculptors because of his portraits of horses and dogs and his affiliation with Fremiet. Also attributed to him, however, are some equestrian figures of horses and riders, mostly portraying the military of Tourgueneff's own time or of the First Empire. Many of his works were... Read full biography
PIerre Tourgueneff was born into a family originally from Russia. His father, in his effort to avoid political and religious persecution in Russia, emigrated to France. The original spelling of his surname was believed to be Tourguenev, but the spelling was changed to Tourgueneff at some point after the family moved to France. Tourgueneff was a student of the famous French animalier sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet. Like his master, he could be categorized among the animalier sculptors because of his portraits of horses and dogs and his affiliation with Fremiet. Also attributed to him, however, are some equestrian figures of horses and riders, mostly portraying the military of Tourgueneff's own time or of the First Empire. Many of his works were cast in bronze at the Susse Freres foundry in Paris. A number of these works, particularly some statuettes, were ex... Read full biography
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About Pierre Nicolas Tourgueneff
Name variants
Pierre Nicolas Touganeff, Pierre Nicholas Tourgeneff, Peter Nicholaevich Tourguenoff, Pierre Nicolas Turgenev
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PIerre Tourgueneff was born into a family originally from Russia. His father, in his effort to avoid political and religious persecution in Russia, emigrated to France. The original spelling of his surname was believed to be Tourguenev, but the spelling was changed to Tourgueneff at some point after the family moved to France.
Tourgueneff was a student of the famous French animalier sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet. Like his master, he could be categorized among the animalier sculptors because of his portraits of horses and dogs and his affiliation with Fremiet. Also attributed to him, however, are some equestrian figures of horses and riders, mostly portraying the military of Tourgueneff's own time or of the First Emp...But wait, there's more...
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