Gabriel Thomas

Gabriel-Jules Thomas
Portrait of 1854 by William Bouguereau
Born(1824-09-10)10 September 1824
Paris, France
Died8 March 1905(1905-03-08) (aged 80)
Paris, France
Known forSculpture, painting
Awards

Gabriel-Jules Thomas (10 September 1824 – 8 March 1905) was a French sculptor, born in Paris.

Thomas entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1841 and in 1848 won the Prix de Rome in the sculpture category with his Philoctète partant pour le siège de Troie ("Philoctetes Leaves for the Siege of Troy") in plaster.[citation needed] This piece was briefly displayed in New York City at the Dahesh Museum of Art for their 2005–2006 exhibition entitled "The Legacy of Homer".[citation needed] It is normally kept at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[citation needed]

He later taught at the Ecole. Among his students were Gaston Lachaise and American sculptor, August Zeller.[citation needed]

Awards

He debuted at the Salon in 1857 and won a bronze medal in 1861. He received a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1867, another at the Exposition Universelle of 1878 and a medal of honour in 1880.

Works

References

  1. 1 2 Ward-Jackson, Philip (1996). "Thomas, Gabriel-Jules", vol. 30, pp. 743–744, in The Dictionary of Art, 34 volumes, edited by Jane Turner. London: Macmillan. Online reprint (2003), Oxford Art Online (subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required).
  2. 1 2 "Thomas, Gabriel Jules", Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2006, vol. 13, p. 877.