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Jules Coste dit Coste-Labaume

Dardilly, Rhône 1840 - Lyon 1910
French journalist and playwright
(Wikipedia)

Robert Thouret & Jean-Louis Chorel
1911 (c. 2000)

Description

Bronze bust. The original marble bust by Chorel was inaugurated in 1911. In 1961 the bust was restored, but two days after it was re-instelled, it disappeared. Almost 40 years later the sculptor Thouret made a new bronze bust for we he made use of several documents.

Signature

r. thouret

Artists

Jean-Louis Chorel (Lyon 1875 - Villeurbanne 1946), French sculptor (Wikipedia).
Robert Thouret, French sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Statues.

Location (N 45°46'17" - E 4°50'12") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra322; Photograph: 18 August 2018
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