His artist's life - His fame
In 1908, Félix Charpentier was entrusted
with the creation
of a
monumental fountain called : the
"Human Spring"
which was
originally installed in
the Luxemburg gardens in
Paris.
The sculptor worked up to his death on this enormous marble monument of Carrara marble. His workshop, situated on 17 Campagne-Première street in Paris was also his residence for several years. It turned out to be too small for marble blocks of such a large size.
He thus bought, around 1914, larger
premises on
9 Ridder Street, with
three
workshops which he fitted according to his taste.
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He was then able to work with five or six practitioners who, by taking
care of the rough-hewing of stone blocks, allowed him to gain
precious
time. After the war, he received an impressive number of orders for war
memorials.
At the same time, thanks to his talent and to his increasing fame, many private individuals asked him to create busts and medallions. Throughout his career, his qualities as a prodigious portraitist never failed him. One can admire a perfect mastery and an unequalled accuracy in resemblances and expressions in his work
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