Henry Parayre (1879-1970) was a French sculptor.

Henry Parayre
Henry Parayre in 1937
Born9 July 1879
Toulouse, France
Died3 December 1970 (1970-12-04) (aged 91)
OccupationSculptor

Early life

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Henry Parayre was born on 9 July 1879 in Toulouse, France.[1]

Career

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Parayre served as the director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse.[2] Some of his students included André Arbus and Marc Saint-Saëns.[3]

Parayre designed the monument in honor of the French Resistance in Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron.[2] He also designed sculptures with his former students, Arbus and Saint-Saëns.[3]

His work is in the permanent collection of the Musée Denys-Puech in Rodez.[2] It can also be found at the Musée du Vieux Toulouse.[4]

Personal life and death

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Parayre resided in Conques-en-Rouergue,[2] where he died on 3 December 1970.[1]

Works

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  • Parayre, Henry (1951). Conques-en-Rouergue... son église, son trésor. Toulouse: Imprimerie du Sud-Ouest. OCLC 465841464.

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Parayre, Henry (1879-1970) forme internationale". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Henry Paraire, le sculpteur amoureux de l'Aveyron". La Dépêche du Midi. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Vinel, Sophie (2007). Arbus, Alet, Fauré, Soutiras : décorateurs toulousains du XXe siècle. Paris: L'Amateur. p. 192. ISBN 9782859174439. OCLC 141380980.
  4. ^ "Henri Parayre". Musées Midi-Pyrénées. Association des Conservateurs des Musées de Midi-Pyrénées. Retrieved October 24, 2016.