Louis Botinelly
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Louis Marcel•Botinelly |
| Used name | Louis•Botinelly |
| Born | 26 January 1883 in Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (FRA) |
| Died | 28 March 1962 (aged 79 years 2 months 2 days) in Marseille (Marseilles), Bouches-du-Rhône (FRA) |
| NOC |  France |
Biography
Louis Botinelly created several war memorials and statues for churches. He was influenced by a style-mixture between the Figurative Tradition and Modernism. The offspring of a family of stonemasons studied in Marseille and then went for a year to Italy, then to Paris as a student of Jules Coutan at the École des Beaux-Arts. After World War I, he returned to Marseilles. After World War II, he created mainly religious art. In 1955 he became an officer of the Legion of Honour.
A plaster figure titled Footballeur was presented by Botinelly in 1930 in the Salon des Artistes Français. It shows a football player preparing to shoot. According to the catalogue raisonné the model is Jean Gallay, possibly a mix-up with French international winger Maurice Gallay. The statue was last shown in 1951. Its whereabouts are unknown.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Art Competitions | FRA |
Louis Botinelly | |||
| Sculpturing, Statues, Open (Olympic) |