Auguste de Niederhäusern - Geneva, Switzerland
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Auguste de Niederhäusern, better known as Rodo (April 2, 1863 – May 21, 1913) was a sculptor and medalist active in Switzerland and France.
Waymark Code: WMP87Q
Location: Genève, Switzerland
Date Posted: 07/18/2015
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Rodo was born in Vevey, and in 1866 moved with his family to Geneva. He attended the École des Arts industriels (1881) and the École des Beaux-Arts (1882) under the direction of Barthélemy Menn, then studied at the Académie Julian with Henri Chapu (1886) and again at the École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Falguière. For six years he worked in Auguste Rodin's studio.
In 1895 he received a commission for the Paul Verlaine monument in the Jardin du Luxembourg, which was finally inaugurated in 1911. He died in 1913 during a visit to Munich.
Memorial text:
RODO
DE NIEDERHÄUSERN
STATUAIRE
1863 – 1913
Description of the statue
The stone bust, on stone base approximately 1,5 meter high.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: on the bank of Lake Geneva
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