, ▁won ▁the ▁Chen av ard ▁prize ▁twice , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁two ▁gold ▁med als . ▁ ▁Abb al ▁was ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁" Direct ▁car ving ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁he ▁first ▁submitted ▁a ▁work ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁car ved ▁directly ▁into ▁stone , ▁without ▁the ▁convention ▁of ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁model . ▁ ▁This ▁piece ▁was ▁called ▁" Le ▁Gén ie ▁l utt ant " ▁and ▁it ▁caused ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁controvers y ▁with ▁his ▁fellow ▁sculpt ors , ▁some ▁being ▁for ▁the ▁technique ▁and ▁others ▁against ▁it . ▁ ▁He ▁t ended ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁Paris ien ▁scene ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁marriage ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Car bon ne . ▁Out side ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁Sal on ▁he ▁exhib ited ▁little ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁that ▁he ▁exhib ited ▁three ▁compos itions ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Fair ▁in ▁Paris - ▁ ▁" La ▁Mo iss one use " ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁de ▁Tokyo , ▁the ▁future ▁Musée ▁d ' art ▁Mod erne , ▁" Le ▁Labour " ▁was ▁entered ▁for ▁the ▁" P av illon ▁L angu ed oc - R ouss illon ", ▁and ▁" La ▁S cul pt ure ", ▁a ▁bas - rel ief ▁was ▁put ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁de ▁Cha ill ot . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁year ' s ▁most ▁important ▁exhib