Jean Carlus 1852-1930 French Bulldog Original Plaster Cast

Jean Carlus is not known for his animal sculpture.probably a commission, but the attitude of the bulldog is particularly well executedand has nothing to envy the great animal sculptors of the period.sculptors of the period

JeanMarius Siméon Carlus isFrench sculptorFrench sculptor,born March 21, 1852 in Lavauranddied June 15, 1930 in Saint-Mandé.

Studentof AlexandreFalguière andAntoninMercié atÉcoledes beaux-arts de Paris,Jean Carlus is notably the author of the MonumentàBuffondugardendes Plantes de Paris,whose plaster model is preserved in MontbardatmuseumMuseum in Montbard.

Memberof the jury of the Salonwhere he exhibited1880, he became a member of the Société des artistesof French Artists in1886 and exhibited there without competition. He received awards for his worksin 1886 (3rd class medal) and 1899 (1st class medal).In 1889, he won a bronze medal at the ExpositionExposition universellea silver medal at thein 1900 forhis Monument aux Instituteurs.

Hewas named Chevalier de la Légiond'honneur in1920.