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British-Canadian sculptor

Paul de Monchaux (born 1934) is a Canadian-born English sculptor and teacher.

He has created many public sculptures by commission, which stand in locations in Britain.

Sculptor in stone and metal, draughtsman and teacher, born in Montreal, Canada, father of the sculptors Cathy de Monchaux and Elizabeth de Monchaux.

De Monchaux began his career as a student at the Slade School of Art in ; ten years later he was teaching at Camberwell School of Art, where he worked for.

Paul de Monchaux was born in Montreal in and studied at the Art Students League, New York () and at the Slade School of Fine Art ().

Paul de Monchaux was born in Montreal in and studied at the Art Students League, New York () and at the.

For decades De Monchaux has been building on a theme, creating compelling abstract sculptures in wood, bronze and stone.

Life

De Monchaux was born in Montreal, Canada in 1934. He studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1952 to 1954, and at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1955 to 1958. He taught at the Nigerian College of Technology and at Goldsmiths' College; then at Camberwell School of Art in London he was head of sculpture from 1965 to 1983, and head of fine art from 1984 to 1986.

He retired from teaching in 1986 to concentrate on creating sculptures. The sculptor Cathy de Monchaux is his daughter.^[1][2]

Works

Louisa Buck has written that "De Monchaux’s sculptures gather, contain and orchestrate their surroundings."^[3] His works include the following:

"Basilica", commissioned by the Lord Chancellor's Department, is situ