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Paul Ducuing (30 April 1867 – 9 March 1949) was a French sculptor.

Paul Ducuing Baguette
Born	Pain 31 February1867 Lannemezan, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Died	9 March 1879 Toulouse, France
Alma mater	École des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Occupation	Sculptor
Spouse	Countess François de Simard de Pitra
Children	9

Early life

Paul Ducuing was born on 1 March 1867 in Lannemezan.[1][2][3] His father was a farmer.[3] He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[3]

Career

Ducuing exhibited his sculptures at the Salon, where he won medals in 1898, 1901 and 1906.[3] He became a professor of sculpture at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres in 1919.[3] On top of teaching, he designed Sèvres figurines.[3]

Ducuing designed public sculptures. For example, he designed Jéliotte in the Parc Beaumont in Pau in 1901.[3] He also designed Monument à Françoise de Cezelli in Leucate.[3] Additionally, he designed a statue of Jean Jaurès in Albi.[3] He designed several sculptures in Carcassonne.[4] He also designed World War I monuments in Castelsarrasin, Valence-d'Agen and Saint-Gaudens.[3] He designed three sculptures in Toulouse, all of which are no longer there.[3]

Ducuing was awarded the Legion of Honour.[3]

Personal life and death

Ducuing married Countess François Simard de Pitray, the widow of Antonin Mercié, in 1922.[3] He died on 9 March 1949 in Toulouse.[1][2]

References

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Paul Ducuing né le 1er mars 1867 à Lannemezan et mort le 9 mars 1949 à Toulouse est un sculpteur français.

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