Henry Parayre


Henry Parayre was a French sculptor.

Early life

Henry Parayre was born on July 9, 1879 in Toulouse, France.

Career

Parayre served as the director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse. Some of his students included André Arbus and Marc Saint-Saëns.
Parayre designed the monument in honor of the French Resistance in Sainte-Radegonde, Aveyron. He also designed sculptures with his former students, Arbus and Saint-Saëns.
His work is in the permanent collection of the Musée Denys-Puech in Rodez. It can also be found at the Musée du Vieux Toulouse.

Personal life and death

Parayre resided in Conques-en-Rouergue, where he died on December 3, 1970.

Works