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Louis Leygue was a French sculptor and painter born on 25 August 1905 at Bourg en Bresse. As a sculptor he worked in the traditional stone but also pioneered the use of various metals. He was particularly adept in depicting horses. ==Biography== Early studies were at the Lycée Charlemagne and in 1921 he was accepted as a student by the École Germain Pilon and studied under Robert Wlérick. In 1923 he was accepted by the Ếcole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and entered the studio of Jules Coutan at the École Nationale des Beaux Arts. Sickness then interrupted his studies for two years but in 1926 he was back with Coutan and then studied under François-Léon Sicard. In 1928 there was another interruption to his studies when he carried out his military service at Dijon and in 1928 he returned to the École des Beaux Arts and now studied under Paul Landowski. In 1930 he tried for the Prix de Rome with his attempt at that year's set subject "Tireur à l’arc". The next year he competed again, now the set subject being "Le Héros et les Jeunes Filles"' and was the winner which guaranteed him three years studying at the Villa Medicis but sadly he was taken ill again. Recovered he set off for Rome but firstly married Marianne Cochet, also a student at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1936 once their time in Rome came to an end, the couple returned to Paris and moved into a studio in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. In 1938 he received the prestigious commission to take part in the decoration of the new French embassy being built in Ottawa. He returned to France from Canada just before the declaration of war. The war years were difficult for Leygue who got by teaching design. He was arrested by the Gestapo, imprisoned at Fresnes and sent to Germany before being transferred to a concentration camp. His health suffered badly and the experiences of this period were to leave an emotional scar. The war over Leygue was offered and accepted the position of "Professeur Chef d’atelier de sculpture" at the Ếcole nouvelle des Beaux-Arts, and the Paris Berri gallery mounted his first exhibition of design drawings and small sculptures. A second exhibition concentrated on his studies of horses which he had spent time studying during the war years. In 1948 he created the striking monument in Nantua to the men, women and children deported by the Germans. Works in 1950 included his "Triptoleme" and in 1951 his works included "L’Enfant Martyr", the Thann war memorial, decoration of the "Salle des Traités" at the Quai d’Orsay and an equestrian statue of Rochambeau. 1954 saw Leygue made professor at the Ếcole Normale Supérieure d’Enseignement Technique and the government of Abidjan organized a tender to select the sculptor for two cariatides in wood for the "Cour d’Assises" which Leygue won. This took Leygue to West Africa and whilst there he was commissioned to execute decoration for Abidjan's town hall and the work "Jeune Afrique" for an Abidjan bridge. During his working life, Leygue created many sculptures for schools and other educational establishments and many of these were commissioned under the so-called "1% scheme". Under this scheme and to encourage interest in and support for artists, 1% of the total funds allocated for new buildings particularly schools was put aside to commission and pay sculptors to create works. 1958 saw Leygue execute the works "Minotaure", "Cortège" and "Oiseau-Harpe". The next year saw his copper and bronze work " La Main de Prométhée" and "L’Arbre de la Science" for Saint Die and " Le Grand Cervidé" for Orleans. The Ếcole des Arts et Métiers in Paris ordered the huge work "Taureau révulsé" and two studies of a bull, both in bronze. In 1962 he was commissioned to decorate the Paris "Maison de la Radio"'s auditorium and he created "Les Bruissements de la forêt" and "Les Rumeurs de la ville". In 1966 he worked on various furnishings for Rottes church including a painted mural entitled "Les Quatre Cavaliers de l’Apocalypse" and, to celebrate the first heart transplant, the work "Le Don Du Cœur". In 1969 he was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and created a fountain for the Balance district in Avignon and the work "L’Envol" for Dijon. In 1971 he worked on a large fountain in Aquitaine and another called "Les Corolles du jour" in Paris' "La Defense" area. Leygue was also an accomplished medallist and produced several medallions for the French mint. In 1982 he was commissioned to create "Soleil" for Langres. In 1985 he donated a number of his works to the Musée de Vendôme and the Musée de Naviel was established. The work "Le Phare Englouti" was executed in 1987.,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Biographical details Louis Leygue )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title==Statue of Rochambeau (never finished ) )〕 "Le Pêcheur au carrelet" and a sculpture for the Lycée Lisbonne and in 1951 he created the work "Prisonnier Politique inconnu".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Biographical details Louis Leygue )〕 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Biographical details Louis Leygue )〕 Leygue died on 2 March 1992 and his main works were as follows:- 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Leygue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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