Falguiere

Alexandre Falguière (1831–1900), French sculptor (and painter), professor at the École des Beaux-Arts, a leading figure of the Salon (en.wikipedia «Alexandre Falguière»). Marie writes the name in the French form.

• 1881-08-20 (093.0005): before she joins Julian, Marie presents herself alone at Falguière's studio, claiming to be American; he finds one of her drawings «très bien», offers advice and sends her to a studio where he teaches (see #Colorossi). She prefers #Saint-Marceaux.
• 1883-04-11 (099.0105): «Tenez allez regarder Falguière, c'est très beau, c'est de la chair, c'est de la belle forme. C'est un très grand talent.»
• 1883-04-18 (099.0156): lists him among sculptors who can model a figure («Chapu, Dubois, Falguière, Barrias, Millet»), but only Saint-Marceaux gives a soul to the clay.
• 1883-12-10 (102.0462): sculptors who now paint too, «Millet, Mercier, Falguière, Dubois».
• 1884-07-05 (105.0036): Tony says her wrestlers subject «Falguière l'a fait il y a huit ans»: Falguière's Lutteurs (Salon of 1875) is meant (Wikipedia, «Alexandre Falguière», list of works).