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Émile Just Bachelet - Sculpture - "Tendresse" (circa 1930)
Type : Sculpture en taille directe sur pierre
Date de création : Vers 1930
Dimensions : H : 54 cm
Bibliographie :
Détail de cette sculpture titrée et documentée dans la revue L'Art Vivant, n°139, 1930
Description :
"Tendresse" est une sculpture en taille directe sur pierre réalisée par Émile Just Bachelet vers 1930. Elle illustre la sensibilité et le raffinement du sculpteur dans son approche des formes et de l'expression des émotions à travers la matière.
Biographie d'Émile Just Bachelet :
Né en 1892, Émile Just Bachelet étudie à l'École des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, où il est élève de Jules Larcher pour le dessin et d'Ernest Bussière pour la sculpture. Il poursuit sa formation à l'École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, où il rencontre Georges Roty, qui lui ouvre les portes de la bourgeoisie parisienne.
Inapte au service actif, il est mobilisé en 1915 comme infirmier militaire pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, où il réalise des bustes de blessés et de médecins, dont celui de Maurice Bedel. Il y fait la connaissance du Dr. Chompret, passionné de céramique, qui l'aide à lancer sa carrière.
Installé à Paris, rue Campagne-Première, il participe au Salon des Artistes Français dès 1920 et remporte plusieurs concours, notamment pour le Monument aux Morts de La Fontenelle (Vosges), consolidant ainsi sa réputation en Lorraine.
Il réalise les bas-reliefs du pavillon de Nancy à l'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes de 1925, ainsi que des reliefs pour l'Exposition Coloniale de 1931 et les Expositions Universelles de 1935 et 1937. En 1935, il devient membre de la Société des Lorrains de Paris et est fait Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.
Œuvres et collaborations :
Création de services de table, objets religieux, publicitaires et sculptures de petite taille (poussins, canards).
Réalisation de nombreuses sculptures en ivoire, notamment des oiseaux et des nus, certaines destinées à l'Exposition Internationale de New York de 1939 (une œuvre fut détruite dans l'incendie du paquebot Paris au Havre).
Travaille avec les architectes Paul Charbonnier, Henri Antoine, Jacques Gruber, Jean Prouvé, Pierre Le Bourgeois, sur divers monuments, dont la chapelle funéraire de Gustave Simon au cimetière de Préville à Nancy (1927) et le bâtiment des Magasins Réunis à Nancy (1928).
En 1927, il acquiert un terrain à Paris, 6 Villa Seurat, à proximité de la maison conçue par André Lurçat pour son frère Jean Lurçat, dans un ensemble architectural inspiré du Bauhaus.
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Émile Just Bachelet - "Tenderness" (circa 1930)
Type: Direct-cut stone sculpture
Creation Date: Circa 1930
Dimensions: H: 54 cm
Literature:
Detailed in L'Art Vivant, issue 139, 1930
"Tenderness" is a direct-cut stone sculpture created by Émile Just Bachelet around 1930. This piece exemplifies the sculptor's sensitivity and refinement in capturing form and emotion through material.
Biography of Émile Just Bachelet:
Born in 1892, Émile Just Bachelet studied at the Nancy School of Fine Arts, where he was a student of Jules Larcher for drawing and Ernest Bussière for sculpture. He later continued his training at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he met Georges Roty, who introduced him to Parisian high society.
Declared unfit for active duty, he was mobilized in 1915 during World War I as a military hospital nurse, where he created busts of wounded soldiers and doctors, including Maurice Bedel. During this time, he met Dr. Chompret, a ceramics enthusiast who played a significant role in launching his career.
Settled in Paris on Rue Campagne-Première, he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1920 onward and won multiple competitions, including for the Monument to the Fallen of La Fontenelle (Vosges), solidifying his reputation in Lorraine.
He sculpted the reliefs for the Nancy Pavilion at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, as well as works for the 1931 Colonial Exhibition and the Universal Exhibitions of 1935 and 1937. In 1935, he became a member of the Société des Lorrains de Paris and was named Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Notable Works and Collaborations:
Created tableware, religious objects, advertising pieces, and small sculptures (chicks, ducks).
Produced numerous ivory sculptures, including birds and nudes, some of which were intended for the 1939 New York International Exhibition (one was destroyed in the fire of the ocean liner Paris in Le Havre).
Collaborated with renowned architects Paul Charbonnier, Henri Antoine, Jacques Gruber, Jean Prouvé, and Pierre Le Bourgeois on various monuments, such as the funeral chapel of Gustave Simon at the Préville Cemetery in Nancy (1927) and the United Stores building in Nancy (1928).
In 1927, he acquired land at 6 Villa Seurat, Paris, next to the house designed by André Lurçat for his brother Jean Lurçat, within an architectural ensemble inspired by the Bauhaus movement.
- Creator:Émile Just Bachelet (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 54 in (137.16 cm)Width: 35 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 32 in (81.28 cm)
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1930
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU9892240569372
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