Émile Jean Armel Beaufils (1882, Rennes

Rennes

Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...

 – 1952) was a French sculptor who created numerous commemorative works in his native Brittany

Brittany

Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

. Beaufils was born in Rennes

Rennes

Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...

 and died in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

Saint-Briac-sur-Mer , is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer are called Briacins.As of the census of 1999, the town had a population of...

. He always signed his work "Armel Beaufils". He also collaborated with his partner Suzanne Duvivier, who used the name Zannic Beaufils. Beaufils was a member of the left-liberal Breton faction the Blues of Brittany

Bleus de Bretagne

The Ligue des bleus de Bretagne was a liberal organisation in Brittany founded in 1899, dedicated to promoting the ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution in Brittany, and combating the influence of the aristocracy and clergy...

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Principal works

• War Memorial Fougères
  Fougères
  Fougères is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany, in north-western France.-Sights:Fougères' major monument is a medieval stronghold built atop a granite ledge, which was part of the ultimately unsuccessful defence system of the Duchy of Brittany against...
  
  . 1917.
• War Memorial Ploaré.
• War Memorial Saint-Cast-le-Guildo
  Saint-Cast-le-Guildo
  Saint-Cast-le-Guildo is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo are called castins.-External links:* *...
  
  . 1920.
• War Memorial Saint-Servan
  Saint-Servan
  Saint-Servan is a town of western France, in Brittany, situated 2 miles from the ferry port of St Malo. It is renowned for its lovely shops and restaurants....
  
  . 1922.
• War Memorial Saint-Malo
  Saint-Malo
  Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season...
  
  . 1923.
• Trois jeunes filles de Plougastel-Daoulas, 1930.
• Aristide Briand
  Aristide Briand
  Aristide Briand was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic and received the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize.- Early life :...
  
  , Rue de Pors-Termen, Trozoul, Trébeurden
  Trébeurden
  Trébeurden is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-External links:* *...
  
  . 1932.
• War Memorial Saint-Briac-sur-Mer
  Saint-Briac-sur-Mer
  Saint-Briac-sur-Mer , is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer are called Briacins.As of the census of 1999, the town had a population of...
  
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• La fée des grèves, Musée des beaux-arts, Rennes. 1942.
• Chateaubriand. 1943-47.
• Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, Saint-Cast-Le Guildo, created with Zannic Armel-Beaufils. 1946.
• Anatole Le Braz
  Anatole Le Braz
  Anatole le Braz, the "Bard of Brittany" was a Breton folklore collector and translator. He was highly regarded amongst both European and American scholars, and known for his warmth and charm....
  
   memorial stele, Tréguier
  Tréguier
  Tréguier is a port town in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is the capital of the province of Trégor.-Geography:Tréguier is located 36 m. N.W. of Saint-Brieuc by road. The port is situated about 5½ m...
  
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• Statue of Anatole Le Braz with a Breton Storyteller Saint-Brieuc
  Saint-Brieuc
  Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...
  
  
• Buste de jeune fille. Mademoiselle Lecourbe, Musée des beaux-arts, Rennes.
• After the Pardon
  Pardon (ceremony)
  A Pardon is a typically Breton form of pilgrimage and one of the most traditional demonstrations of popular Catholicism in Brittany. Of very ancient origin, probably dating back to the conversion of the country by the Celtic monks, it is comparable to the parades associated with Saint Patrick's Day...
  
  , Musée des beaux-arts, Rennes.
• The Trial of Joan of Arc
  Joan of Arc
  Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
  
  , Musée des beaux-arts, Rennes.
• Les rameaux. Musée des beaux-arts, Rennes.

Literature

• Prevel, Corinne, La démarche régionaliste d'Armel Beaufils, in: Delouche Denise. La création bretonne 1900-1940. Arts de l'Ouest. Rennes : P.U.R., 1995, p. 81-92.
• Dressaye, Catherine, Devaux, Anne-Louise and Yves (dir.). Armel et Zannic Beaufils. Saint-Briac-sur-Mer : Association Namasté, 1996.