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GUSTAVE CRAUCK (1827-1905)

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 382 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GUSTAVE

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CRAUCK (1827-1905)  ,
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French sculptor, was
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born and died at
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Valenciennes, where a
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special museum for his
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works was erected in his
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honour . Though little known to the
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world at large during his
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long
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life, he ranks among the best
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modern sculptors of
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France . At
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Paris his "
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Coligny "
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monument is in the
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rue de Rivoli; his " Victory " in the
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Place
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des Arts et Metiers; and "
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Twilight " in the
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Avenue de 1'Observatoire . Among his finest works is his " Combat du Centaure," on which he was engaged for
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thirty years, the figure of the Lapith having been modelled after the
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athlete,
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Eugene Sandow . In 1907 an
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exhibition of his works was held in the Ecole des
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Beaux-Arts .

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