Auguste Carli
Born12 July 1868
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died28 January 1930 (1930-01-29) (aged 61)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationSculptor
RelativesFrançois Carli (brother)

Auguste Carli (12 July 1868 – 28 January 1930) was a French sculptor.

'Marseille Porte de l'Orient' by Auguste Carli along the main staircase of the Gare Saint-Charles

Biography

Early life

Auguste Carli was born on 12 July 1868 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. His younger brother, François Carli (1872-1957), was also a sculptor.[1][2]

Career

He was a sculptor.

He designed two statues on either side of the main staircase of the Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles: one, called 'Marseille colonie grecque' ("Marseille, Greek colony") and the other one, called 'Marseille Porte de l'Orient' ("Marseille, door to the East").[3] Additionally, he designed a sculpture on the building of the Caisse d'Épargne on the corner of Cours Pierre Puget and Place Estrangin in Marseille.[1] He also designed a fountain with a sculpture of Amphitrite on the Place Joseph Etienne for Joseph Hippolyte Etienne (1790-1881), which was dedicated in 1906.

He designed a statue of Jesus Christ and Saint Veronica, which is displayed inside the Marseille Cathedral.[4][5][6]

He also designed the tomb of Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1824-1886) in the Palais Longchamp Marseille. Additionally, he designed sculptures in the Cimetière Saint-Pierre, a cemetery in Marseille.

Death

He died on 28 January 1930 in Paris.

Legacy

  • The Place Auguste et François Carli, a town square in Marseille, is named for him and his brother.[7]

See also

List of works by Auguste Carli

References

  1. 1 2 Revue de Provence et de Langue d'Oc: artistique, littéraire, scientifique et historique, P. Ruat., 1905, Volumes 7-10, p. 77
  2. ↑ Bernard Mugnier, La statuaire johannique du XVIe au XXe siècle, Volume 2, 2011, p. 47
  3. ↑ Leora Auslander, Le genre de la nation, Presses Universitaires du Mirail, 2000, Issue 12, p. 189
  4. ↑ Dominique Auzias, Marseille 2013 Petit Futé, Le Petit Futé, 4 Apr 2013, p. 388
  5. ↑ Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Les 100 plus belles églises de France 2011 - 2012, Le Petit Futé, 2011, p. 222
  6. ↑ Liliane Counord, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Gérard Bernar, Dominique Auzias, Petit Futé Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2010, p. 256
  7. ↑ Google Maps
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