Henri Weigele
Born 1858
Died 1927
Active: 1870 - 1913
Country of birth: Germany
Country of death: France
Sculptor
Born in Schlierbach, Germany. Weigele studied under Jules Francheschi (himself a pupil of Francois Rude). He became a member of the Societaire des Artistes Français in 1902 and exhibited at the Paris Salon. Weigele specialised in busts and an example of his work, Athena, is in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. He died at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. There are twelve of his works listed in the catalogue of the Musee d'Orsay.
See http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/index-of-works/resultat-collection.html?no_cache=1 (accessed 29 August 2010). This record includes information submitted by Andreas Lorch.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, 1826-
1912 - 1913
Exhibited at the annual exhibition 2 times: 1912 (1 work) and 1913 (2 works)
Citing this record
'Henri Weigele', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib1_1268040570, accessed 04 Jun 2023]
