Maurice de Bus

Maurice Désiré de Bus
Born(1907-12-30)30 December 1907
Mitry-Mory, Seine-et-Marne, France
Died11 November 1963(1963-11-11) (aged 55)
Paris, France
EducationÉcole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
OccupationSculptor

Maurice de Bus (30 December 1907 - 11 November 1963) was a French sculptor. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Prix de Rome in Sculpture in 1937. He lived at the Villa Medici in 1938–1939. He also designed coins for the Monnaie de Paris.

Biography

A student of Paul Niclausse at the School of Decorative Arts, and later of Henri Bouchard at the School of Fine Arts, he won the Chenavard Prize in 1932 and the Prix de Rome in 1937. He was a professor at the École des Arts Appliqués, located at 11 Rue Dupetit-Thouars in Paris. He produced medals for the Monnaie de Paris.

Starting in 1950, he taught drawing and sculpture at the École des Arts Appliqués in Paris. The painter Robert Perlin joined his studio in 1958.

The Bossuet Museum in Meaux is dedicating an exhibition to him from October 15, 2022, to January 29, 2023.

References

  1. ↑ Temerson, Henri (1968). Biographies des principales personnalités françaises décédées au cours de l'année 1963. Paris. p. 49. OCLC 490006567.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Maurice de Bus (1907-1963)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Maurice Désiré de Bus Période: 1938-1939 Profession: Sculpteur". Villa Medici. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ Goldenberg, Yvonne (1964). Hommage à Maurice De Bus, 1907-1963. Paris: Monnaie de Paris. OCLC 647240971.
  5. ↑ "Le Centre Municipal de Culture et de Loisirs Maurice de BUS". mitry-mory-histoire.over-blog.com (in French).
  6. ↑ "Mitry-Mory : Maurice de Bus". blog de la Société d'Histoire de Villeparisis - Association Villeparisis et son passé (77270).
  7. ↑ "Robert Perlin". Galerie Peinture Fraiche.
  8. ↑ "Exposition d'automne - Maurice de Bus". Meaux Marne Ourcq Tourisme.