Head of a woman, marble attributed to Raoul Larche

Raoul LARCHE 1860-1912
French sculptor whose style falls between neobaroque and art-nouveau.

The son of a sculptor and cabinetmaker, he began his studies at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. His teachers included Falguière, Jean Léon Gérôme...

He exhibited for the first time at the Salon des artistes français in 1884, and regularly thereafter.

In 1886, he won second place in the Prix de Rome. He received numerous medals throughout his career, including a gold medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle.

Inspired by the choreography of the dancer Loie Fulluer with her veils, his sculptures always possess a lovely sense of movement. He sculpts numerous representations of women with melancholy airs.