Victor Sappey
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Victor Sappey also known as Pierre-Victor Sappey, is a French
sculptor. His father was a stonemason.
with his friend Jean Achard
, a famous painter from Dauphiné
, and a group of St. Simonians
. He was professor then director of the École des Beaux-Arts de Grenoble.
He was also one of the first sculptors to use cement as a sculptural material, with for example the statue of Génie des Alpes in Uriage-les-Bains, Isère
. It is now destroyed, but its model is still kept at the Musée dauphinois
.
He was a friend of Théodore Ravanat
and Henri Fantin-Latour
, and was close to all members of the École dauphinoise that he attended in Proveysieux
. He was the father-in-law
of the Grenoble sculptor Aimé Charles Irvoy
(1824-1898).
France
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sculptor. His father was a stonemason.
Biography
He worked in the workshop of Rogge in Paris in 1824. He lived for two years in EgyptEgypt
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with his friend Jean Achard
Jean Achard
Jean Alexis Achard was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Voreppe, Isère, into a farming family, Jean Alexis Achard was self-taught and started his career as a clerk for a lawyer. He began his apprenticeship by copying paintings at the Museum of Grenoble...
, a famous painter from Dauphiné
Dauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
, and a group of St. Simonians
Saint-Simonianism
Saint-Simonianism was a French political and social movement of the first half of the 19th century, inspired by the ideas of Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon ....
. He was professor then director of the École des Beaux-Arts de Grenoble.
He was also one of the first sculptors to use cement as a sculptural material, with for example the statue of Génie des Alpes in Uriage-les-Bains, Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
. It is now destroyed, but its model is still kept at the Musée dauphinois
Musée dauphinois
The Musée dauphinois is a county museum, located in Grenoble .The museum was founded in 1906 by the ethnographer Hipollyte Müller....
.
He was a friend of Théodore Ravanat
Théodore Ravanat
Théodore Ravanat was a French landscape painter. Ravanat's work is mostly composed of Dauphiné landscapes...
and Henri Fantin-Latour
Henri Fantin-Latour
Henri Fantin-Latour was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.-Biography:...
, and was close to all members of the École dauphinoise that he attended in Proveysieux
Proveysieux
Proveysieux is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
. He was the father-in-law
Father-in-law
A parent-in-law is a person who has a legal affinity with another by being the parent of the other's spouse. Many cultures and legal systems impose duties and responsibilities on persons connected by this relationship...
of the Grenoble sculptor Aimé Charles Irvoy
Aimé Charles Irvoy
Aimé Charles Irvoy was a French sculptor who lived and worked in Grenoble....
(1824-1898).
Works
Sappey is known for his monumental works, including :- The Fontaine de la place Grenette, Grenoble (also known as the Château d'eau or Fontaine des dauphins)
- The Fontaine du serpent et du lion, Grenoble
- The statue of Jean Étienne ChampionnetJean Étienne ChampionnetJean Étienne Vachier, called Championnet , French general, enlisted in the army at an early age and served in the Great Siege of Gibraltar....
, Valence, DrômeValence, DrômeValence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois... - The Fontaine des éléphants, in ChambéryChambéryChambéry is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry...
- The Fontaine de la nymphe, or fountain Hygie, Uriage
- Several funerary monuments, including the burial Recoura in the Saint Roch CemeterySaint Roch CemeterySaint Roch Cemetery is the first municipal cemetery in the city of Grenoble, France. Blessed by the bishop of Grenoble Claude Simon on 19 august 1810...
, Grenoble