Nationality French Occupation Sculptor | Name Auguste Carli Died 1930, Paris, France | |
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Born July 12, 1868 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France Relatives Francois Carli (brother) | ||
Auguste Carli (1868-1930) was a French sculptor.
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Early life
Auguste Carli was born on July 12, 1868 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. His younger brother, François Carli (1872-1957), was also a sculptor.
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"). 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. 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.
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 January 28, 1930 in Paris.
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