Stanislas Lami
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Stanislas Lami was a French sculptor and art historian.
. On 24 June 1891 he married Émilie, the daughter of Charles Sedelmeyer
, art dealer and editor. He died in Paris.
Some of his works are on show in museums in Spain. The musée d'Orsay
has his marble sculpture of a Chien danois
(c.1892) - he also produced a Death-Mask of Berlioz (1884) now held at the bibliothèque de l'Opéra de Paris. He gave one of his works to his relation Charles de Gaulle
. Stanislas Lami exhibited frequently at the Paris Salon
s, including that of 1897, and at the Chicago salon of 1893. In the end his descendents held onto the majority of his works (private collections of Thoury, Pellerin, Fargon, etc.).
Stanislas Lami also published what is still the largest ever dictionary of sculptors :
Life
He was born in Paris, the son of Marie Bidauld and the sculptor Alphonse LamiAlphonse Lami
Alphonse Lami was a French sculptor of Italian descent.-Life:He was the son of François Lami and Louise Hélène Heim Alphonse Lami (22 June 1822, Paris-17 July 1867, Alexandria) was a French sculptor of Italian descent.-Life:He was the son of François Lami (illegitimate son of prince Francesco...
. On 24 June 1891 he married Émilie, the daughter of Charles Sedelmeyer
Charles Sedelmeyer
Charles Sedelmeyer was an Austrian art dealer, collector, and publisher active in Paris from 1866, with premises at 6 rue de la Rochefoucauld. He is credited with popularising the Dutch artist Jan van Goyen in France...
, art dealer and editor. He died in Paris.
Some of his works are on show in museums in Spain. The musée d'Orsay
Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture,...
has his marble sculpture of a Chien danois
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(c.1892) - he also produced a Death-Mask of Berlioz (1884) now held at the bibliothèque de l'Opéra de Paris. He gave one of his works to his relation Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
. Stanislas Lami exhibited frequently at the Paris Salon
Paris Salon
The Salon , or rarely Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world...
s, including that of 1897, and at the Chicago salon of 1893. In the end his descendents held onto the majority of his works (private collections of Thoury, Pellerin, Fargon, etc.).
Stanislas Lami also published what is still the largest ever dictionary of sculptors :
- Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'antiquité au VIe siècle de notre ère (Paris, 1884, 149 P.)
- Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'École française du Moyen Âge au règne de Louis XIV (Paris, 1898, 584 p.)
- Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'École française sous le règne de Louis XIV (Paris, 1906, 508 p.)
- Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'École française au XVIIIe siècle (Paris, 1910–1911, 2 vol.)
- Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'École française au XIXe siècle (Paris, 1914–1921, 4 vol.)