Auguste Bartholdi

(1834–1904) fransk skulptör

Auguste Bartholdi (France, 1834–1904) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Auguste Bartholdi belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Auguste Bartholdi was born in Colmar and died in 6th arrondissement of Paris. Auguste Bartholdi trained at Lycée Louis-le-Grand. The teachers included Antoine Étex and Jean-François Soitoux. Auguste Bartholdi worked in Paris. Auguste Bartholdi was awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour.

The best-known works include ‘Fontaine Bartholdi’, ‘Bartholdi Fountain’, ‘Statue of Liberty’, and ‘Fontaine Roesselmann’. The catalogue has 21 works by Auguste Bartholdi with free images. The dated works span the years 1853–1915. Works by Auguste Bartholdi are held by several collections, among them musée Bartholdi, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, Musée de Grenoble, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Antoine Vollon, Zacharie Astruc, Félix Bracquemond, Ernest-Eugène Hiolle, and Ferdinand Gaillard.

• Realism
• Fontaine Bartholdi
• Bartholdi Fountain