Auguste Clésinger
(1814–1883) 19th-century French sculptor and painter (1814–1883)
Auguste Clésinger (France, 1814–1883) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Auguste Clésinger belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Auguste Clésinger was born in Besançon and died in rue de la Chaise. Auguste Clésinger trained at Besançon School of Fine Arts. The teachers included Georges-Philippe Clésinger and Bertel Thorvaldsen. Auguste Clésinger worked in Rome. Wikidata associates Auguste Clésinger with Romanticism. Auguste Clésinger was awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour. The students included Joseph Charles de Blezer.
The best-known works include ‘Femme piquée par un serpent’, ‘Leda and the swan’, ‘Frédéric Chopin's tomb’, and ‘Bacchante couchée’. The catalogue has 6 works by Auguste Clésinger with free images. The dated works span the years 1841–1867. Works by Auguste Clésinger are held by several collections, among them Cleveland Museum of Art, Cantonal museum of Zoology, Lausanne, Musée Salies, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Mikhail Scotti, Antoine Chintreuil, Johan Georg Schwartze, Elise Thérèse Daiwaille, and Henri Lehmann.