Charles-Henri Pourquet

Charles-Henri Pourquet, born Henri Charles Justin Pourquet (14 August 1877 – 1943) was a French sculptor.

Life Born in Colombes, the son of a baker, Pourquet had Nivernais origins and was a student of Louis-Ernest Barrias and Jules Coutan at the École des beaux-arts de Paris. In 1907, he became a member of the Société des artistes français

He was successful after the First World War, with sculptures of Poilus that served as models for many war memorials in France under three different models: Bust, Poilu, and more particularly the one entitled Resistance, of which several hundred copies will be cast by the .

Among other works, is "Orpheus at the tomb of Eurydice", a bas-relief which will then be acquired by the State for the new National Conservatory of Music, a monument dedicated to Jules Renard in Chitry-les-Mines (Nièvre) in Montmartre, in the 18th arrondissement.

Awards Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1931. Gold medal at the 1929 Salon.

Salons Salon des artistes français: 1925: Maréchal Sérurier, stone statue, commissioned by the State. 1928: Statue de mon jeune ami Jean Le Blond, plaster; Tristesse, terracotta statuette. 1935: M. Renaitour, député-maire d'Auxerre, plaster, M. Ortiz, président des Amis de la Légion.

Works Chitry: Monument to Jules Renard , destroyed in 1942. Lormes: Résistance, Poilu blocking the enemy's way, at the top of the War Memorial.

Critical reception In May 1919, the magazine L'Art funéraire devoted a complimentary article to him with a photograph on the front page. Each issue, since its publication, has been used to advertise him and describes him as a "statuary of pain".