Charles Virion

Charles Louis Eugène Virion (Ajaccio, 1 December 1865[1] - Montigny-sur-Loing, 30 December 1946) was a noted French sculptor, medallist, and ceramicist, principally of animals.

[2] Virion studied sculpture in Paris under Jean-Paul Aubé and Charles Gauthier and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1886 until the 1930s.

He was awarded a distinction in 1893 and became a member the same year.

At the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900 he won a bronze medal.

[1] After the First World War, he made memorials for several municipalities including those of Montigny-sur-Loing, Nemours, La Genevraye and Arbonne-la-Forêt.

Mother's Love . Public statue by Charles Virion at Largo do Arouche , in São Paulo , Brazil .