Gaudensi Allar

Gaudensi Allar
Bust sculpted by his brother André-Joseph Allar
Born	February 17, 1841
Died	August 22, 1904 (1904-08-23) (aged 63)
Nationality	French
Occupation	Architect
Relatives	André-Joseph Allar (brother)

Gaudensi Allar (February 17, 1841 – August 22, 1904) was a French architect.

Early life

Gaudensi Allar was born on February 17, 1841. His brother was sculptor André-Joseph Allar (1845-1926). In 1854, he served aboard a ship in the Crimean War.[1]

Career

His first architectural work was the Ecole Rouvière, a primary school located at 83 Boulevard Redon in Marseille; his brother sculpted the facade.[2]

In 1889, he was commissioned by Nicolas Chave, son of André Chave (1799-1868), to design a private residence on the corner of the Boulevard Chave and the Place Jean Jaurès in Marseille; his brother was asked to sculpt a bust of André Chave on the corner as well.[3]

In 1893–1894, he restored the Église Dormition de la Mère de Dieu, a Greek Orthodox church located at 23 Rue de la Grande Armée in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille.[4]

He also designed a building located at 15 rue Honnorat in Marseille, known as the Foyer social Honnorat or the Fondation Massabo-Zafiropulo.[5]

Personal life

He died on August 22, 1904.

Legacy

His bust, sculpted by his brother, is displayed in the Art Museum of Toulon in Toulon.

Biography

• Gaudensi Allar, Quelques elements d'hygiene appliques a l'habitation moderne (Samat & Company, 1903).[6]

References

1. Laurent Noet, Vie et œuvre du sculpteur André Allar, 1845-1926: catalogue raisonné, Mare & Martin, 2008, p. 68 [1]
2. Laurent Noet, Vie et œuvre du sculpteur André Allar, 1845-1926: catalogue raisonné, Mare & Martin, 2008, p. 28 [2]
3. Pierre Guiral, Félix Reynaud, Les Marseillais dans l'histoire, Privat, 1988, p. 83 [3]
4. Corinne Bonnet, Cabanel P, Michel Bruneau, Dominique Jarrassé, Sarah Mekdjian, Dieux-valises, Presses Universitaire du Mirail, 2008, p. 109 [4]
5. Base Mérimée: IA13000802, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
6. Google Books