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Mars-VallettLamp "Woman-Flower"circa 1900
circa 1900
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"Woman-Flower" Lamp
by MARS-VALLETT (1869-1957)
Art Nouveau sculpture forming a table lamp, made in gilded bronze
with two light arms
Signed on the base "Mars-Vallett"
Old edition ast
France
circa 1900
height (without light bulbs) 35 cm
width 25 cm
Biography:
Mars-Vallett, pseudonym of François Marius Vallet (1869-1957), was a French caricaturist and sculptor. Son of a marble worker from Chambéry, Mars-Vallett was a student at the Paris School of Fine Arts. Working as a caricaturist during his youth, he worked for numerous Parisian publications such as the newspaper “Soleil du Dimanche”.
Mars-Vallett won several awards at the Salon of French Artists and the Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts. He was also the curator of the Savoy museum in 1904 and the Charmettes museum (Jean-Jacques Rousseau's house) in 1907. He was one of the founding members of the Society of Friends of Old Chambéry in 1933.
During his life in Paris, Mars-Vallett received visits to his studio, among others, from Auguste Rodin and Albert Bartholomé. He was very close with the painter François Cachoud and the sculptor Joseph Bernard.
- Creator:Mars-Vallett (1869 - 1957, French)
- Creation Year:circa 1900
- Dimensions:Height: 13.78 in (35 cm)Width: 9.85 in (25 cm)Depth: 5.91 in (15 cm)
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- Gallery Location:PARIS, FR
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