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