Marioton Bronze

Bronze by MariotonEugène Marioton was a French sculptor and medalist, born on April 7, 1857 in Paris where he died in the 4th arrondissement on September 19, 1933. He was the brother of the sculptor Claudius Marioton and the painter Jean Alfred Marioton. Eugène Marioton was a student of Auguste Dumont, Gabriel-Jules Thomas and Jean-Marie Bonnassieux at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1883, at the sketch competition, he presented The Daughter of Jephthah Coming to Meet Her Father, a terracotta bas-relief. The same year, he won first prize in the competition of the Société Libre des Beaux-Arts with the marble bas-relief Hero and Leander, as well as a grant of 1,200 francs from the General Council of the Seine intended to help young artists without fortune. In 1884, he won first prize in the Mr. Willemsens carving competition. In 1888, he was admitted to compete for the second attempt at the Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture. He was awarded a travel grant for the sculpture and medal section the same year. In 1896, he lived at 59 Avenue du Général-Michel-Bizot in Paris. He regularly participated in the Salon of the Society of French Artists, and became a member of the jury in 1905 in the sculpture section. Weight: 40 kg