François Léon Sicard (1862-1934) was a renowned French artist and sculptor. He studied under Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905), winner of the 1865 Prix de Rome. After winning the Prix de Rome himself in 1891 his reputation and popularity soared. He exhibited regularly at the Salon, receiving an honourable mention in 1887, a second-class medal in 1894, and a first-class medal in 1897. The Société des Artistes Francaise inaugurated his membership in 1900, the same year he won the coveted gold medal at the Exposition Universelle.
François Léon Sicard (1862-1934) was a renowned French artist and sculptor. He studied under Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905), winner of the 1865 Prix de Rome. After winning the Prix de Rome himself in 1891 his reputation and popularity soared. He exhibited regularly at the Salon, receiving an honourable mention in 1887, a second-class medal in 1894, and a first-class medal in 1897. The Société des Artistes Francaise inaugurated his membership in 1900, the same year he won the coveted gold medal at the Exposition Universelle.
François Léon Sicard, c. 1906
His success led to him being commissioned to complete several sculptures for public spaces in France. Renowned for his realistic portrait work, the state commissioned several commemorative monuments. His delicate and romantic carved marble figure of George Sand, which resides in the Jardin de Luxembourg, in Paris, won Sicard a medal of honour at the Salon of 1905. The acclaim he received for the tribute to George Sand led to numerous additional commissions, including the monument to Sarah Bernhardt, unveiled at the Malesherbes Plaza on June 12th, 1926.
Sicard died on 8th July 1934 in Paris, aged 72.
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