Charles Despiau
Sculptor
French sculptor whose work consists of mostly portraits and nudes exemplifying classicism, such as the bronze statue Adolescent Girl.
He studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs and later at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts.
His works are in the collections of over thirty museums in France and over 100 museums around the world.
His parents raised him in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes.
He and William Wetmore Story both have works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.