Henry Parayre
# Henry Parayre

Henry Parayre (1879-1970) was a French sculptor.

## Early life

Henry Parayre was born on 9 July 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 3 December 1970.

## Works

* Parayre, Henry (1951). Conques-en-Rouergue... son église, son trésor. Toulouse: Imprimerie du Sud-Ouest. OCLC 465841464.
