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Charles Despiau

French sculptor (1874-1946)
Person Human Q82291

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
November 4, 1874
Date of death
October 28, 1946, October 30, 1946[9]
Place of birth
Mont-de-Marsan
Place of death
13th arrondissement of Paris
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Occupation
sculptor, draftsperson, visual artist, artist
Educated at
Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs[11][12]
Work location
Paris[22]
Student of
Louis-Ernest Barrias, Auguste Rodin[23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[28]
Archives at
Departmental archives of Yvelines[17]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
The Art of The Countries and Peoples of The World. Tome 5[25]
Family name
Despiau[19]
Given name
Charles[20]
Has works in the collection
Belvedere, Auckland Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tate, National Gallery of Art, Städel Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Middelheim Museum, musée Despiau-Wlérick, Vanderbilt Museum of Art, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Name in native language
Charles Despiau[29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
Participant in
documenta, Documenta III[26][27]
Participated in conflict
World War I[18]
Show all 26 facts +2
Sponsor
Auguste Rodin[21]
Student
Ole Kielberg, Carin Nilson, Cemal Tollu[13][14][15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Despiau en Charles Albert Despiau de Despiau el Σαρλ Ντεσπιώ es Despiau ja シャルル・デスピオ ja シャルル・アルベール・デスピオ ko 샤를 데스피오 ko 데스피오 nl Charles Albert Despiau nl Despiau ru Деспио, Деспьо Шарль ru Деспио, Шарль ru Шарль Деспио uk Шарль Деспіо zh 夏尔·德斯皮奥
🔖 Identifiers · 106
ISNI
0000000083521514
VIAF cluster ID
4938656
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50001634
GND ID
120846926
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Charles Despiau (1874–1946).jpg ↗
AGORHA UUID
6e08c9fb-cb5d-4737-8b1a-00b60b78cc75
ARTIC artist ID
34244
AbART person ID
5911
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
3750
Art UK artist ID
despiau-charles-18741946
Artcyclopedia artist ID
despiau_charles
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
charles-despiau
Show all 106 identifiers +94
Artist-info artist ID
7883
Artists of the World ID
10186780
Artnet artist ID
charles-despiau
Artsy artist ID
charles-despiau
AskArt person ID
10014047
Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
2466
Belvedere artist ID
345
Benezit ID
B00050303
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11958537j
Boijmans artist ID
5063
Bridgeman artist ID
26864
British Museum person or institution ID
25120
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
despiau-charles
CIRDOC author ID
38341
Christie's creator ID
19382
CiNii Research ID
1140000791697109120
DACS ID (2022)
003559
DACS ID (former)
099676d2-9ce7-4a64-813d-688d08aa09a0
DDB person (GND) ID
120846926
DFK Paris person ID
0000236033
Described at URL
www.solisprints.co.uk
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120846926
DigitaltMuseum ID
021039687189
DoME artist ID
86
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Charles-Despiau
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
charles-despiau
Europeana entity
agent/base/159509
FAST ID
376
FES digital collections entity ID
370777
FranceArchives agent ID
279960594
Freebase ID
/m/093cvm
French Sculpture Census artist ID
4408
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004610429707141, 991007817159707141
GeneaStar person ID
despiauchar
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
charles-despiau
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0022158
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Charles_Despiau
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1949452
Grove Art Online ID
T022426
HAND ID
0976-89E9-31CB-8B49-4E87
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
14762
IPI base code
I-002666699-7
IdRef ID
027574385
Invaluable.com person ID
bsgs1oib3e
J9U entity ID
987007506288005171
Joconde author ID
T513-9030
KBR person ID
14250606
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
120846926
KulturNav-ID
f7dc8981-7841-4d4f-9e03-8fc8b19a9241
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
2440
Le Delarge artist ID
1785_artiste_DESPIAU_Charles
Lex ID
Charles_Despiau
Libraries Australia ID
35035121
MSBI person ID
msib6_1205857344
Met Constituent ID
161831
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
1511
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
134702
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05539210
NDL Authority ID
00669750
NE.se ID
charles-despiau
NL CR AUT ID
xx0008638
NLA Trove people ID
807537
NUKAT ID
n2015093015
National Gallery of Art artist ID
2085
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
670
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001436182
National Library of Portugal ID
1561310
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072022000
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
9483
Obálky knih ID
xx0008638
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3892033
Open Library ID
OL79166A
OpenMLOL author ID
210377, 226115
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095713213
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
16225
PictoRight ID code
AD-08740
Pinakothek artist ID
k2xnZmMxPd
Prabook ID
2495854
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
17491
RKDartists ID
22222
Reg-Arts artist ID
4.0017
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
28178
Roglo person ID
p=charles;n=despiau
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
42739
SFMOMA artist ID
Charles_Despiau
SNAC ARK ID
w6wm1kt8
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
855
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
1084-charles-despiau
Städel Museum artist ID
despiau-charles
Tate artist ID
charles-despiau-1000
Treccani ID
charles-despiau
Union List of Artist Names ID
500115511
WikiArt ID
charles-despiau
Yale LUX ID
person/651dcb7b-b23f-4e22-a10b-bcaf9ed0ee3d

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 14
Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium +6 more
Occupation 4
artist, sculptor, draftsperson, visual artist
Influenced 3
Arno Breker, Léon-Ernest Drivier, Remo Rossi
Teachers 3
Auguste Rodin, Louis-Ernest Barrias, Hector Lemaire
Educated at 2
Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
Participant in 2
documenta, Documenta III
Participated in 2
documenta, Documenta III
Student of 2
Auguste Rodin, Louis-Ernest Barrias
Students 2
Ásmundur Sveinsson, Astrid Noack
Country of citizenship 1
France
Employees / affiliates 1
Francis Pellerin
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Mont-de-Marsan
Place of death 1
13th arrondissement of Paris
Sex or gender 1
male
Sponsor 1
Auguste Rodin
Work location 1
Paris
← FactGrid item ID 1
Ammerthal
← SNARC ID 1
Bonne of Bourbon
← Significant person 1
François Bazin
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Summary

Charles Despiau was born on November 4, 1874[1], in Mont-de-Marsan[2]. He died on October 28, 1946[3], in 13th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], draftsperson[6], visual artist[7], and artist[8].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Arno Breker[30], an architect[31], 1900–1991[32], of Germany[33], awarded the Prix de Rome[34], specialised in architecture[35]; Remo Rossi[36], a sculptor[37], 1909–1982[38], of Switzerland[39]; and Léon-Ernest Drivier[40], an illustrator[41], 1878–1951[42], of France[43], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[44].

FAQs

Where was Charles Despiau born?

Charles Despiau was born in Mont-de-Marsan[2].

Where did Charles Despiau die?

Charles Despiau died in 13th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Charles Despiau do for work?

Charles Despiau worked as a sculptor[5], draftsperson[6], visual artist[7], and artist[8].

Where did Charles Despiau go to school?

Charles Despiau was educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris[11] and École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs[12].

Who did Charles Despiau influence?

Charles Despiau has been cited as an influence by Arno Breker[30], Remo Rossi[36], and Léon-Ernest Drivier[40].

Related Entities

Arno Breker Auguste Rodin France Mont-de-Marsan Musée d'art moderne de Paris Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Städel Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . kmska.be. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . archives.yvelines.fr. Retrieved . archives.yvelines.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . death certificate. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 0976-89E9-31CB-8B49-4E87
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 0976-89E9-31CB-8B49-4E87, batch #274736"
  3. 19w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-charles-despiau
    "Created claim: Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-charles-despiau, Add described at URL (P973) to sourced Solis Prints artist page; language English (P407)"
  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
    Country of citizenship → France
    Family name → Despiau
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
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