Aimé-Jules Dalou
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Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) was a French sculptor who combined Baroque dynamism with social realist subjects. Born into a working-class Parisian family, he studied under Carpeaux and Duret. He participated in the Paris Commune (1871) and fled to London, where he taught at the Royal College of Art for eight years.
Dalou's masterwork is the Triumph of the Republic (1889-99) in the Place de la Nation, Paris, one of the most ambitious monuments of the Third Republic. His terracotta sketches and small bronzes of working women, peasants, and laborers are admired for their vital, unsentimental realism.
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About Aimé-Jules Dalou
Dalou created the Triumph of the Republic monument in Paris and was a pioneer of social realist sculpture. His terracotta studies of laborers and working women combine Baroque energy with genuine sympathy for ordinary people.
The Triumph of the Republic stands in Place de la Nation, Paris. Works are at the Musée du Petit Palais and the Louvre. His London years left works at the V&A.
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