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Josette Hébert-Coëffin
Sérénité

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Josette Hébert-Coëffin French (1907-1973) Sérénité Marble, signed lower left side Size: 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/3 inches (34 x 21.5 x 11 cm) This beautiful statue depicts the face of a young lady, eyes closed as a peaceful expression graces her face. Her skin, rendered wonderfully in marble, is flawless and devoid of creases and wrinkles that would hint at any emotion other than utter serenity. She wears a covering over her hair and around her neck, with Hébert-Coëffin managing to perfectly sculpt the wrinkles and folds of the fabric. The rest of the marble beside the head and its covering is rough and bears chisel marks, only serving to accentuate the state of the lady’s peacefulness through contrast - despite the chaos of the chisel around her, the young lady remains impassive and pensive. Josette Hébert-Coëffin Josette Hébert-Coëffin was born in Rouen in 1907, and studied under sculptor Alphone Guilloux and architect Victorien Lelong at the Beaux-Arts School in Rouen. She was immensely successful during her schooling, winning medals for both architecture and sculpture in 1922 at only the age of sixteen. She continued her studies in Paris under the tutelage of Robert Wlerick and Charles Despiau. Hébert-Coëffin began to exhibit with the Salon des Artistes Francais in 1927, and at the Salon d’Automne from 1933, where she exhibited a number of bronze sculptures of animals. In 1937, Hébert-Coëffin became the first woman to receive the Guggenheim Foundation Prize in New York as well as a gold medal at the 1937 Universal Exhibition, which helped raise her reputation. She became the third female to be elected to the Academie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Rouen in 1938, and showed her art at the Salon des Arts Decoratifs the following year. From 1938, she collaborated with the Manufacture Nationale de Sevrés, who hosted her studio in which she went on to create almost one thousand sculptures and models. Unfortunately, many of these works were destroyed in bombing raids during the Second World War. Hébert-Coëffin was not dissuaded, however, and continued her hard work, earning her many prominent public commissions, including a memorial for playwright Tristan Bernard, a memorial for physicist Jean Perrin, and a bronze portrait of General Charles de Gaulle. Hébert-Coëffin also became interested in engraving and spent time at the Monnaie de Paris, resulting in her becoming a medallist. She made almost three hundred medals for the Monnaie de Paris, including a medal for Charles de Gaulle, for the 1968 Winter Olympics, the Jean Cocteau medal, and the Presidential medal of Rene Roty. The creation of this latter medal meant that Hébert-Coëffin became the first woman to be commissioned to create a medal for a head of state since Francois I, the 16th century King of France. She also exhibited in Austria, Brazil, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Josette Hébert-Coëffin passed away in June of 1973. At the time of her death, she was a Knight of the National Order of Merit, a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, an Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, and a Knight of the Order of Cultural Merit in Monaco.
  • Creator:
    Josette Hébert-Coëffin (1906 - 1973, French)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 8.47 in (21.5 cm)Depth: 4.34 in (11 cm)
  • Medium:
    Marble
  • Period:
    20th Century
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU52416431372

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