Robert Juvin
| Robert Juvin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1921 Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Died |
2005 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Robert Juvin (1921–2005) was a French sculptor who worked in stone and concrete, and is known for his mounted wall reliefs.
Life and work
Robert Juvin was born in 1921 in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine. He attended the École supérieure de dessin in Paris, and in 1941 went to the École des Beaux-arts in Paris. He also studied at the École régionale des Beaux-arts in Nantes.[1] During World War II (1939–45) he fought in the French Resistance. Later he was awarded the Croix de guerre.[2] He was attached to the military government in Germany for administration of artistic recovery. Juvin was professor of sculpture at the French School in Koblenz, Germany.[1]
Juvin founded the group Mur Vivant (Living Wall) which set itself the goal of re-integrating the visual arts with architecture. He prepared reliefs in asbestos-cement.[3] Juvin was commissioned to create one of the sixteen haut-relief scuptures for the Mémorial de la France combattante at Fort Mont-Valérien, opened in June 1960. His sculpture, entitled Narvik, commemorates the departure of the French expeditionary force from Narvik, Norway on 3–8 June 1940. It depicts a longship pierced with arrows, but still afloat.[4] His Allégorie de la Loire, made around 1960, is mounted in the wall of the quai Mayaud of Saumur.[5]
In 1962 Juvin created a bas-relief Bienheureuse Vierge de la Merced for the facade of the Église Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal in Paris (16e).[6] Early in 1964 Juvin's work was displayed in the Biennale de la Sculpture at the Rodin museum in Paris.[7] Juvin was commissioned to create the facades of the Musée de La Poste.[8] Juvin's sculpture Couple (1987) stands in the gardens of the Palais Carnoles, Menton's Museum of Fine Art.[2] A retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Palais Carnoles from 22 February to 19 May 2003.[9] Robert Juvin died in Paris in 2005.[1]
Awards
Awards given to Juvin included:[1]
- Prix de la Fondation Florence Blumenthal, 1954
- Officier des Arts et Lettres, 1961
- Prix du Jeune Travailleur Intellectuel – collaboration architecte-sculpteur, 1962
- Grande médaille d’argent de la Ville de Paris, 1963
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 JUVIN Robert, Région Basse-Normandie.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Couple, Menton Daily Photo.
- ↑ AC 1967, p. 52.
- ↑ Les seize hauts reliefs, Mont-Valérien.
- ↑ La Loire à Saumur, petit patrimoine.
- ↑ Paris, église Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal.
- ↑ Revue Internationale D'amiante-ciment 1969, p. 10.
- ↑ Texier 2007, p. 189.
- ↑ Robert Juvin, Artaujourdhui.
Sources
- AC. Editions Girsberger. 1967. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- "JUVIN Robert" (PDF). Région Basse-Normandie. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- "La Loire à Saumur". petit patrimoine. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- "Les seize hauts reliefs". Mont-Valérien. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- "Paris, église Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal". patrimoine-histoire.fr. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- Revue Internationale D'amiante-ciment: Internationale Asbestzement-Revue. International Asbestos-cement Review. 1969. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- "Robert Juvin". Artaujourdhui. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- Texier, Simon (2007). Paris, grammaire de l'architecture, XXe-XXIe siècles. Parigramme. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- "The Couple". Menton Daily Photo. 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2014-11-18.