Born in Angers, France,
he went to Paris as a boy. There he studied art and founded a
magazine while still a student. He was a member of the society of
French artists and contributed sculptures and paintings to the Salon
des Champs Elysee. Astruc was a successful sculptor who received
many awards. He was also an author of poems (some in Spanish),
novels and plays while a volume of his art criticism had an
introduction by George Sand.
Bibliography:
FLESCHER, Sharon. Zacharie Astruc, critic, artist, and
Japoniste (1833-1907). Pp. 524. New York: Garland Pub., 1978.
Links:
Zacharie Astruc - Artcyclopedia
