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Vase with Lake landscape
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Lake landscape
by Etablissements GALLE
Vase of baluster shape
Multi-layered glass
with lake landscape decoration cleared with acid
powdered decor in interlayer
Signed " ...
Category
Early 20th Century French School More Art
Materials
Glass
Vase with Bleeding-hearts
By Émile Gallé
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase with Bleeding-hearts
by Etablissements GALLE
A gourd shaped vase with a flattened body
Multilayer glass
decorated with acid-etched red Bleeding-heart flowers
on a yellow backg...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau More Art
Materials
Glass
Miniature with Landscape
By Daum
Located in PARIS, FR
Miniature with Landscape
by DAUM
Miniature in the shape of a tub
with landscape decoration
Blown-molded glass
Frosted background
Decor painted in enamel, gilding
Mint condition
Gi...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art
Materials
Glass
Elephant running with coiled trunk
Located in PARIS, FR
Elephant running with coiled trunk
Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958)
Rare sculpture in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina
cast by SUSSE
France
circa 1930
height 14,2 cm
length 24 cm
...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Peace
Located in PARIS, FR
Peace
by Jules COUTAN (1848-1939)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina
signed on the base "Jules Coutan"
cast by " Thiébaut Frères Paris, Fumière et Cie Successeurs" (w...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Terpsichore, Muse of Dance
Located in PARIS, FR
Terpsichore, Muse of Dance
by Pierre-Marie POISSON (1876-1953)
Sculpture with a dark old gold patina
signed on the base "P. Poisson"
Cast by Bisceglia (with the foundry stamp)
Fra...
Category
1920s French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Inkwell
By Christophe Fratin
Located in PARIS, FR
Inkwell
"Boar Hunting"
by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864)
Cast in bronze with nuanced brown patina
Signed on the hinge of the lid "Fratin"
A very rare old cast
France
circa 1845
heig...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Dancer with the scarf" lamp
By Agathon Léonard
Located in PARIS, FR
Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923)
Lamp "Danseuse à L'Écharpe"
"Dancer with the scarf" lamp
A very rare sculpture forming a table lamp, made in gilded bronze
The scarf hides the light bulb
Signed on the side of the dress "A. Léonard Sclp"
Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp)
France
circa 1905
height 60 cm
A similar model is reproduced in "Les bronzes du XIXe siècle", P. Kjellberg, Les éditions de l'amateur, 2005, page 460.
Biography:
Léonard Agathon Van Weydeveldt, said Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) was a sculptor of Belgian origin naturalized French. After studying art at the Lille Academy of Fine Arts and then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Agathon Léonard settled in Paris for a long time, where after having exhibited at the Salon of 1868, he joined the Society of French artists in 1887, then to the National Society of Fine Arts in 1897. Very involved in the artistic movement of the Art Nouveau style, he exhibited many pieces (medallions, bronze statuettes and ceramics) finely worked.
Following an order from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, dating from 1898, Agathon Léonard exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris his famous table centerpiece "Game of the scarf" in porcelain biscuit, composed of fifteen statuettes representing dancers with pleated dresses reminiscent of Loïe Fuller's choreographies or Neo-Greek dancers...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art
Materials
Bronze
Desperate
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
Desperate
by Jules DALOU (1838-1902)
A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brownish-green patina
Signed on the base " Dalou "
Cast by " Susse Frères Editeurs Paris " (with the fou...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Arab Falconer on Horseback
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre-Jules Mêne
Arab Falconer on Horseback
A bronze group with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed on the base " P.J. Mêne "
Old period cast
France
model created in 1873
cast in ...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bedouin Mother with Child
By Céline Lepage
Located in PARIS, FR
Bedouin Mother with Child
by Céline LEPAGE (1882-1928)
Bronze with a dark greenish brown patina
signed on the base "Lepage"
cast by "Alexis Rudier, fondeur, Paris" (with the foundry...
Category
1920s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bust of Child
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
Bust of Child
Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902)
A beautiful bronze sculpture with dark brown patina
Very beautiful cast by Hébrard
Raised on its original ma...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Child with a crayfish
Located in PARIS, FR
after Lambert-Sigisbert ADAM (1700-1759)
"Child with a crayfish"
Sculpture made in bronze with a brownish green patina
bears an apocryphal mark "Pigalle"
18th c. model created by La...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Kiss
Located in PARIS, FR
The Kiss
by Alfred PINA (1887-1966)
Bronze group with a brownish dark green patina
signed on the base "A. Pina"
cast by "A. Valsuani" (foundry stamp)
France
circa 1927
height 51,5...
Category
1920s French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Danzatrice"
Located in PARIS, FR
" Danzatrice " (Dancer)
by Marcello MASCHERINI (1906-1983)
A rare and tall bronze sculpture with a nuanced brownish green patina
Signed on the base " M. Mascherini "
Presented on a green marble base
Trieste – Italy...
Category
1950s Italian School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Seagulls
Located in PARIS, FR
Seagulls
by Léo LAPORTE-BLAIRSY (1865-1923)
Sculpture made in white Carrara marble
signed on the base "Léo Laporte-Blairsy"
France
circa 1904
height 60 cm
width 41 cm
depth 25 cm
...
Category
Early 1900s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Grande Baroquial (Acropolis)
By Arman
Located in PARIS, FR
Grande Baroquial (Acropolis)
by Armand FERNANDEZ known as ARMAN (1928-2005)
Accumulation of cuts of miniature cellos, welded bronze, patinated gold,
signed "Arman"
numbered "71/100"...
Category
1980s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Panther sniffing
By Georges Lucien Guyot
Located in PARIS, FR
Panther sniffing
by Georges GUYOT (1885-1972)
Rare sculpture in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed on the base " Guyot "
Cast by " Susse Frères Editeurs Paris " (with the foundry mark)
France
circa 1935
height 33,5 cm
length 49 cm
depth 12 cm
Biography :
Georges Lucien Guyot (1885-1973) known as Georges Guyot was a French animal artist. From an early age, he showed artistic abilities, but the modest conditions of his parents did not allow him to study art. He was doing his apprenticeship with a woodcarver. Guyot then excelled at copying works of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but soon he showed a special attraction for nature. This attraction led him to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris where he could study wild animals and translated his observations into sculpture and painting.
As a famous figure of Montmartre, he was the host of the Bateau-Lavoir from the time of Cubism. In 1931, Georges Guyot joined the group of "The Twelve", created by François Pompon and Jane Poupelet, gathering sculptors like Marcel Lémar, Paul Jouve, André Margat, Jean-Claude de Saint-Marceaux, Georges Hilbert, or even the painter Adrienne Jouclard...
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Theseus and the Minotaur
By Baltasar Lobo
Located in PARIS, FR
Theseus and the Minotaur
by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
A bronze group with a greenish dark brown patina
Signed at the lower backside " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with th...
Category
1970s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude kneeling
By Baltasar Lobo
Located in PARIS, FR
Nude kneeling
by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
A bronze sculpture with an old gilded patina
Signed on the lower side " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark)
Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Gorilla kidnapping a woman
By Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in PARIS, FR
Emmanuel FREMIET (1824-1910)
Gorilla kidnapping a woman
A rare bronze group with a greenish dark brown patina
signed "E. Fremiet" on the base
cast by " F. Barbedienne Fondeur " (fo...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Motherhood
By Baltasar Lobo
Located in PARIS, FR
Motherhood
by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
A bronze group with a brownish green patina
Signed at the lower front " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark)
Number...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Cradle
By Baltasar Lobo
Located in PARIS, FR
Le Berceau (The Cradle)
by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
A bronze group with a brownish green patina
Signed at the lower backside " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foun...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Motherhood
By Baltasar Lobo
Located in PARIS, FR
Motherhood
by Baltasar LOBO (1910-1993)
A bronze group with a nuanced greenish dark brown patina
Signed " Lobo "
Cast by " Susse Fondeur Paris " (with the foundry mark)
Artist's cas...
Category
1940s French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
La Rieuse napolitaine
Located in PARIS, FR
La Rieuse napolitaine
(The Laughing Neapolitan Woman)
by Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875)
Bust in terra cotta, in "Propriété Carpeaux"
Signed on the side " JBte Carpeaux "
Marked...
Category
1870s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Cigale
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in PARIS, FR
Cigale (Cicada)
by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887)
Bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina
signed "A. Carrier-Belleuse"
old edition cast
France
circa 1870
heigh...
Category
1870s French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Presumed portrait of Elodie Blanchet
Located in PARIS, FR
Presumed portrait of Elodie Blanchet
by Paul LANDOWSKI (1875-1961)
Sculpture in bronze with a dark greenish brown patina
A rare Landowski's early work
Signed on the lower side "P. L...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Purebred "Coyote"
Located in PARIS, FR
Purebred named "Coyote"
by Georges MALISSARD (1877-1942)
Horse bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina
old cast
Signed on the base " G. Malissard "
And titled " Coyote "
France
E...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diana with an arrow
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in PARIS, FR
Diana with an arrow
by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887)
Bronze sculpture with a dual light and dark brown patina
signed on the base "Carrier-Belleuse"
inscribed on a front plaque "Diane à la Flèche par Carrier-Belleuse (Sculptr)"
France
circa 1870
height 83 cm
arrow added probably in the 20th c.
Biography :
Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date.
In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer.
Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church.
Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart, Shakespeare or even Mozart.
Carrier-Belleuse used and trained in his workshop in the rue de la Tour d´Auvergne many young talented artists such as Alexandre Falguière, Jules Desbois...
Category
1870s French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Glacier
By Émile Gilioli
Located in PARIS, FR
"The Glacier"
by Emile GILIOLI (1911-1977)
"Perlino rosato" polished marble
signed to underside "Gilioli"
and dated "61"
France
1961
height 27 cm
width 29 cm
depth 20 cm
Provenance :
World House Galleries, New York, 1962;
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1962-1966;
Donation to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington;
Christie's, sold by order of the trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum, 1994.
Biography :
Émile Gilioli (1911-1977) was a French sculptor. He was one of the leaders of French post-war abstract sculpture, alongside Brancusi and Arp. Born into a family of Italian shoemakers living in Paris, they moved to Nice after the World War I. In 1932, Émile Gilioli took lessons at the School of Decorative Arts in Nice, notably with the future artist Marie Raymond...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Flowers
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
Alphonse MUCHA (1860-1939)
"Flowers"
Variante 2
Rare original lithograph
Each flower, carnation, iris, lily and rose, is signed at the lower part of the plate "Mucha".
This lithogra...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper
Joan of Arc on horseback
By Emmanuel Fremiet
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian Joan of Arc
by Emmanuel FREMIET (1824-1910)
A very fine bronze equestrian group with an "old gold" patina
signed "E. Fremiet" on the base
cast by "F. Barbedienne Fondeur...
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Song
By Félix Charpentier
Located in PARIS, FR
The Song
by Félix CHARPENTIER (1858-1924)
Bronze sculpture with a very nuanced dark brown patina
Signed on the base " Félix Charpentier "
Cast by "E. Colin & Cie Paris" (foundry ma...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Very important enamel plaque
Located in PARIS, FR
Allegories of Carnal Love and Chaste Love
by Paul GRANDHOMME (1851-1944) and Alfred GARNIER (1848-1908)
Very important plaque in translucent and opaque polychrome enamel on copper,
with gold spangles and gold highlights.
Set in its original silver setting.
Presented in its original morocco leather box...
Category
1880s Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Dancer with platform shoes
By Agathon Léonard
Located in PARIS, FR
"Dancer with platform shoes"
by Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923)
Sculpture made in gilded bronze
Signed on the dress "A. Léonard Sclp"
Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp)
Stamped w...
Category
Early 1900s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Businessman
By Honoré Daumier
Located in PARIS, FR
" Businessman "
by Honoré DAUMIER (1808–1879)
A very fine sculpture in bronze with a black patina.
Monogramed on the base « HD » for Honoré Daumier.
Old edition cast by C. Valsuani ...
Category
20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jockey Winner
By Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in PARIS, FR
Jockey Winner
by Isidore BONHEUR (1827-1901)
A rare and magnificent bronze group with a dark brown patina
Signed on the base "I. Bonheur"
A period cast by "Peyrol" (with the foundry stamp)
Standing on a molded wooden base
France
circa 1880
height of the bronze : 53,5 cm
total height with the base : 62 cm
total length : 68 cm
depth : 24 cm
Biography:
Isidore Jules Bonheur (1827-1901) was a French painter and sculptor. Isidore first received an artistic apprenticeship from his father Raymond and his older sister Rosa, then, in 1827, he entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris. After practicing...
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of bookends with Elephants
By Ary Bitter
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of bookends with Elephants
by Ary BITTER (1883-1973)
A very fine pair of bronze sculptures with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed " Ary Bitter Sclp " on an original plaque on ...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Purity
By Joseph Bernard
Located in PARIS, FR
"Purity"
also known as "Bust of a young girl"
by Joseph BERNARD (1866-1931)
Bust in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed “ J Bernard ” and marked “ N 3 ”
Sand cast
Cast by the artist
Raised on a wooden base
France
circa 1910
height of the bronze : 24 cm
total height with its base : 29 cm
width : 22,5 cm
depth : 13,5 cm
The model of this head is a study made for the pink marble bust...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important pocket-tray with sea gods
Located in PARIS, FR
Important pocket-tray with sea gods
by Gustave MICHEL (1851-1924)
A very fine bronze group with a gilded patina
signed on the side of the base "G. Michel"
cast by "Siot-Decauville ...
Category
1890s French School Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ducks
Located in PARIS, FR
Ducks
by Josette HEBERT-COEFFIN (1906-1973)
Sculpture made in stone
signed on the base "J. H. Coëffin"
France
circa 1930
height 10 cm
width 16,5 cm
depth 14,1 cm
Biography :
Jose...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Walking Deer N.2
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
Walking deer N.2
by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875)
Bronze with a dark greenish brown patina
signed on the base "Barye"
old cast probably by Brame
France
circa 1880
height 16,4 cm...
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The vocal lesson
Located in PARIS, FR
"The vocal lesson"
Pierrot's Getting His Cats To Sing
by Ernest Wante (1872-1960)
Sculpture in bronze with a dark brown patina
Signed "E. Wante" on the b...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Candlesticks
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875)
Pair of Candlesticks
Pair of neo-Greek candlesticks
Bronze with a dark patina
signed on the underside "Barye"
Old cast
France
circa 1890
height 27 c...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Albert Dubarry
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Albert Dubarry
by Léon-Ernest DRIVIER (1878-1951)
Bronze with a nuanced greenish dark brown patina
signed "Drivier"
cast by "Montagutelli, Paris, cire perdue" (with the ...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Torso of a Woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Torso of a Woman
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Avery fine nuanced brown chamotte sandstone sculpture
raised on a dark grey marble base
signed on the arm with the monogram "MG" for Marcel Gimond
inscribed with the monogram "GS" for Georges Serré
stamped by the galerie Rouard
France
1927
total height 50 cm
width 20,5 cm
depth 20 cm
After a model by Marcel Gimond, this bust was made in 1927 by Georges Serré at the Manufacture de Sèvres, sold exclusively by the Rouard Gallery, and exhibited the same year at the Paris Fall Fair (Salon d'Automne).
Reproduced in "Sculpteurs nouveaux, Marcel Gimond", Paul Fierens, Nrf, 1930, cover.
Biographies :
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, he 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. He also owed two bas-reliefs located in the lobby of the newspaper "L'Humanité", in tribute to Marcel Cachin and Gabriel Péri.
Georges Serré (1889-1956) was a French ceramist. He worked at the Sèvres factory until 1914, when he was mobilized to go to war. He then went to Indochina where he taught ceramics at the art school of Bien-hoa for five years. On his return to France, he moved to Sèvres, rue Brongniart, but encountered difficulties in producing his works, until the intervention of the ceramist Emile Decoeur who obtained him help to build an oven for firing his ceramics. It was Georges Rouard and his gallery located on avenue de l'Opéra in Paris, who had noticed him at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925, which presented him during his "exhibitions of contemporary French artisans".
Georges Serré's taste for these sandstones came to him, among other things, from Khmer sculptures...
Category
1920s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Foal
Located in PARIS, FR
Foal
by Berthe MARTINIE (1883-1958)
Sculpture in bronze with a black patina
Signed twice " Martinie " on the base
With the foundry stamp " Valsuani "
France
circa 1935
height 21,2 cm
A similar model is exhibited at the Museum of Modern art in Paris (Inv. AMS 3).
Biography :
Berthe Martinie (1883-1958), was a French painter and sculptor. From 1906 to 1908, she studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, in the only studio open to women, that of the painter Ferdinand Humbert (1842-1934). In 1913, Berthe married Henri Martinie, journalist and art critic, who supported her throughout her career. The beginnings of her family life and the First World War nevertheless marked an interruption in her creation.
Berthe Martinie frequented the sculptors Robert Wlerick (1882-1944) and Jean Carton...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Pierre Vérité
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Pierre Vérité
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina
signed on the neck "M. Gimond"
cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundry st...
Category
1940s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Suzanne Vérité
Located in PARIS, FR
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 foundr...
Category
1940s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of a Man
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a Man
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze with a very nuanced dark brown patina
signed on the neck with the monogram "MG"
period cast by "Meroni Radice, cire perdue, Par...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of monkey candelabras
By Christophe Fratin
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of monkey candelabras
by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864)
Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina
signed "Fratin" on the foot
old period cas...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Apple Dancer
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in PARIS, FR
Apple Dancer
by Jean-Léon GEROME (1824-1904)
Bronze sculpture with a dual patina, brown and gilded
signed on the base "JL. GEROME"
cast by "Siot-Decauville Fondeur Paris" (foundry s...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lady with caskets
Located in PARIS, FR
Lady with caskets
by Léo LAPORTE-BLAIRSY (1865-1923)
Bronze a nuanced brown patina
signed on the side of the base "Léo Laporte-Blairsy"
old cast
Stamped with a number "60765 / 6"
F...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pheasant
By François Pompon
Located in PARIS, FR
Pheasant
by François Pompon (1855-1933)
Exceptional bronze with old gilded patina
Cast by Valsuani
Period cast
France
circa 1930
height 8,2 cm
length 14,2 cm
width 3,6 cm
A similar model is represented in "Pompon, Catalog raisonné", Editions Gallimard, RMN, 1995, page 202, n°95B.
Biography:
François Pompon (1855-1933) is known for his animal sculptures whose innovative style is characterized by the simplification of shapes and polished surfaces. Pompon entered as an apprentice in the workshop of his father, Alban Pompon (1823-1907) who was a "compagnon du devoir" of the carpenter-cabinetmakers. Thanks to a scholarship obtained by the parish priest, he left in 1870 for Dijon where he became an apprentice stonemason with a marble worker. He attended evening classes at the School of Fine Arts in Dijon, first in architecture and engraving with Célestin Nanteuil, then in sculpture with François Dameron (1835-1900).
After a short stint in the army in 1875, Pompon arrived in Paris where he became a marble worker in a funeral business near the Montparnasse cemetery. He attended evening classes at the Petite École, the future National School of Decorative Arts. His teachers were the sculptors Aimé Millet (1819-1891) and Pierre Louis Rouillard (1820-1881), also professor of anatomy, who showed him the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes.
In 1890, François Pompon entered the studio of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), where he worked as a practitioner at the marble depot, rue de l'Université. He quickly gained the master's confidence since he ran the workshop in 1893. His role then was to pass on the accounts, pay for the marbles and supervise the work. It is in this same workshop that he met Ernest Nivet and Camille Claudel. He worked for a long time as a practitioner for other sculptors such as Jean Dampt...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lion and snake
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
Lion and snake n°3
by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark greenish brown patina
signed "Barye" on the base
old edition cast – probably from the Bary...
Category
1860s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Bride
By Janet Scudder
Located in PARIS, FR
The Bride
by Janet Scudder (1869-1940)
Bronze with dark brown patina
signed "Janet Scudder" on the base
cast by Alexis Rudier, fondeur Paris (foundry mark)
France
early 20th century
height 28 cm
Biography :
Janet Scudder (1869-1940) was an American sculptor. Born Netta Deweze Frazee, but called Janet, her childhood was difficult. Her mother died at age 38 in 1874. Despite limited financial means, her father sent her to study drawing at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. She also studied sculpture with Louis Rebisso. She taught in 1888 women wood...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Morning Awakening
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
"Morning Awakening"
from the series "The Times of the Day"
Original lithograph
Signed "Mucha" and dated "99" for 1899, at the lower part of the plate.
There is no hand-written signa...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Night's Rest
By Alphonse Mucha
Located in PARIS, FR
"Night's Rest"
from the series "The Times of the Day"
Original lithograph
Signed "Mucha" and dated "99" for 1899, at the lower part of the plate.
There is no hand-written signature ...
Category
1890s Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
Reclining Doe
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in PARIS, FR
Reclining Doe
by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina
signed "Barye" on the base
old edition cast – probably from the Barye's workshop (...
Category
1860s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Self-portrait
By Christophe Fratin
Located in PARIS, FR
Self-portrait
"Fratin by himself"
by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864)
Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina
Signed on the base "Fratin"
Raised on a wooden base, with an old collector s...
Category
1840s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze