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Marcel GIMONDPortrait of Suzanne Véritécirca 1940
circa 1940
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Portrait of Suzanne Vérité
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced green patina
signed on the neck "M. Gimond"
cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundry stamp)
numbered "1/8"
presented on a cherry wood base
France
circa 1940
total height with the base 53,5 cm
height of the bronze 35,5 cm ; height of the base 18 cm
width 19 cm
depth 24 cm
Provenance : Collection Claude and Janine Vérité (Claude, son of Pierre Vérité)
Pierre and Suzanne Vérité were highly renowned Parisian dealers and collectors of tribal art and archeology.
Biography :
Marcel Gimond (1894-1961) was a French sculptor. He studied in Lyon, then at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon where he graduated in 1917. Finally he arrived in Paris the same year and settled in Marly-Le-Roi. Student of Aristide Maillol, he also met Raoul Dufy and Auguste Renoir. Gimond worked with Maillol until 1920, and left him to settle in Paris and regain his independence. He then moved into Renoir's former studio, made available by Jean Renoir. He exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne in 1922. In 1940, Gimond left Paris to settle in the South zone, in Lyon, then in Aix en Provence; He spent his summers at Saint-Félicien, at the house of poet Charles Forot.
At the Liberation, in 1944, Marcel Gimond returned to Paris and his workshop rue Ordener, he left only a few months before his death. From 1946 to 1960, he directed a workshop at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Marcel Gimond was known for his busts of political and artistic personalities. Gimond also owed two bas-reliefs located in the lobby of the newspaper "L'Humanité", in tribute to Marcel Cachin and Gabriel Péri.
- Creator:Marcel GIMOND (1894 - 1961, French)
- Creation Year:circa 1940
- Dimensions:Height: 21.07 in (53.5 cm)Width: 7.49 in (19 cm)Depth: 9.45 in (24 cm)
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- Gallery Location:PARIS, FR
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