Impressive Art Deco bronze sculpture of a nude with bow picturing Penthesilia, queen of the Amazons. Signed by the famous French sculptor Marcel André Bouraine 1886-1948. Beautiful dark green patina.
This spectacular sculpture has the Susse Freres foundry seal & signature and is marked "cire perdue" for the lost wax technique that has been used. France 1930.
Bouraine. Susse Frères ed. Paris written in full and seal. Cire perdue.
Stijl
Art Deco
Datum
1925
Materiaal
Bronze with dark green patina
Herkomst
France
Afmetingen (cm)
L. 86 cm. x H. 51 cm. x. W. 22 cm
Afmetingen (inches)
L. 33.9 inch. x H.20.1 inch. x W. 8.7 inch.
Conditie
Very good.
Literatuur
This bronze is illustrated in “Art deco and other figures” by Brian Catley. on page 26 of “Art deco sculpture” by Victor Arwas, Academy. and on page 366 of “Bronzes, sculptors and founders” by H. Berman, Abage.
“Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs,dessinateurs et graveurs” by E. Benezit. Gründ “Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours “ by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines. “The Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts 1890-1940” By Philippe Garner.
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