French sculptor and medalist Paul Roger-Bloche – born as Roger Bloch - performed his military service in 1885, after enlisting in the Army, for whom he regularly conducted training courses. The 1870 war and World War I heavily influenced the art of Roger-Bloche. He graduated from the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. His mother, Caroline Heimerdinger, was the factor that shaped his style towards a detailed, realistic, but still iconic theme. The medals and plaques show military subjects but also portraits of well-known personalities. Particularly known are his socio-critical sculptures like “Hunger“ and “Cold“, as well as the group “The Child”.
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