Marcel Chauvenet

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMarcel Marie Auguste•Chauvenet-Delclos
Used nameMarcel•Chauvenet
Born27 June 1906 in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales (FRA)
Died21 August 1988 in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres (FRA)
NOC France

Biography

Marcel Chauvenet-Delclos studied in Paris and was influenced by the Catalan Romance (he came from Perpignan). He was a pupil of Jean Boucher, and later worked as a medalist and coin designer. His brother André was a respected surgeon, who supported him financially. The member of the Société des artistes français was awarded the National Prize in 1933. In 1953 he was appointed professor at the École National Supérieure de l’Enseignement Technique in Paris and in 1962 at the École des Beaux-Arts. The terra-cotta relief Ronde Sur L’eau (Round dance on the water, also known as Ronde Sur Mer = Round dance on the sea) was created for the new construction of the ferry port of Le Havre in 1949. Apart from Chauvenet-Delclos, two other sculptors contributed their works to the complex.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Art Competitions FRA Marcel Chauvenet
Sculpturing, Reliefs, Open (Olympic) AC