Auguste Carli

Auguste Carli
Born	12 July 1868 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died	28 January 1930 (1930-01-29) (aged 61) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Sculptor
Relatives	François Carli (brother)

Biography

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Early life

Auguste Carli was born on 12 July 1868 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. His younger brother, François Carli (1872-1957), was also a sculptor.^[1]^[2]

Career

He was a sculptor.

He designed two statues on either side of the main staircase of the Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles: one, called 'Marseille colonie grecque' ("Marseille, Greek colony") and the other one, called 'Marseille Porte de l'Orient' ("Marseille, door to the East").^[3] Additionally, he designed a sculpture on the building of the Caisse d'Épargne on the corner of Cours Pierre Puget and Place Estrangin in Marseille.^[1] He also designed a fountain with a sculpture of Amphitrite on the Place Joseph Etienne for Joseph Hippolyte Etienne (1790-1881), which was dedicated in 1906.

He designed a statue of Jesus Christ and Saint Veronica, which is displayed inside the Marseille Cathedral.^[4]^[5]^[6]

He also designed the tomb of Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (1824-1886) in the Palais Longchamp Marseille. Additionally, he designed sculptures in the Cimetière Saint-Pierre, a cemetery in Marseille.

Death

He died on 28 January 1930 in Paris.

Legacy

The Place Auguste et François Carli, a town square in Marseille, is named for him and his brother.^[7]

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