Art Deco Bronze Signed Rochard

About the Item

Art Deco bronze circa 1930 representing 5 birds on a branch. Subjects in silvered bronze on a black marble and onyx base. Stamped bronze on the back of the branch and signed Rochard on the marble base. In very good condition, note 2 small chips at the base of the marble. Total height: 17.5 cm Length: 36 cm Width: 6.2 cm Weight: 4 Kg Irénée Félix René Rochard, born January 16, 1906 in Villefranche-sur-Saône and died March 29, 1984 (at 78 years old) in Paris, in the 15th arrondissement, is a French animal sculptor. From 1924 to 1928, Irénée Rochard studied at the Beaux-Arts and Decorative Arts schools, and from 1938 he was a member of the Société nationale des beaux-arts. Between the wars, he was close to other animal sculptors, such as François Pompon and Édouard-Marcel Sandoz. He sculpted hundreds of animals, horses, monkeys, gazelles, panthers, bear cubs, ducks, bison, pelicans, dromedaries, dogs and others in the Art Deco style. He used ceramics, wood, granite and marble, but especially bronze. He created some sculptures with Ugo Cipriani, often signed Menneville and Rochard; variations on the theme of a woman with one or more dogs, the female figures being by Menneville (Ugo Cipriani) and the dogs by himself. The city of Paris purchased some of his works (1937, 1950, 1954, 1965, 1968), as did the city of New York in 1938.

Creator:

Irénée Rochard (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 6.89 in (17.5 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 2.45 in (6.2 cm)

Style:

Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze,Marble,Onyx

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1930

Condition:

Minor structural damages. note 2 small chips at the base of the marble.

Seller Location:

NANTES, FR

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU7403241092802