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17 - Gustave Miklos (1888–1967) *Homage to Music*, a unique piece…
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Gustave Miklos (1888–1967) *Homage to Music*, a unique piece, 1929. A bronze sculpture with a patina in shades of brown and green, created by the artist, signed, monogrammed and dated. H. 87.1 cm W. 18.1 cm D. 18.2 cm Provenance: > Formerly in the collection of Marie-Louise Miklos, the artist’s wife. > Formerly in the Barlach Heuer collection (1930–2019) > Loudmer auction ‘Modern Paintings, Sculptures’, Drouot, 8 November 1993 – Lot 76 > Formerly in the collection of the Marquise de X, Paris Bibliography: > Catalogue of the exhibition ‘Gustave Miklos, sculptor (1888–1967)’, Galerie de l’Enseigne du Cerceau, Paris, 1972, work reproduced and described under no. 6 > *Plaisir de France*, June 1976, “The 1925 Style”, reproduced in a photograph of a Parisian pied-à-terre decorated by Jacques Grange and surrounded by works by Silva Bruhne, Puiforcat, Miró, Dunand… Exhibitions: > Galerie de l’Enseigne du Cerceau, Paris, 25 October – 30 November 1972 > The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Gustave Miklos Committee. This work will be included in the catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by the committee. A certificate of authenticity may be issued at the purchaser’s request and expense. Sculptor, painter, illustrator, decorator and pioneer of design, Gustave Miklos was a French artist of Hungarian origin, whose work lies at the crossroads of the avant-garde and the decorative arts. Trained at the Royal School of Decorative Arts in Budapest, he met Joseph Csaky there and became familiar with numerous techniques, such as stained glass, tapestry, metalwork and enamelling. In 1909, he moved to Paris, settling at La Ruche, attended drawing classes at the École Spéciale d’Architecture and studied under Le Fauconnier at the Académie de La Palette. He exhibited his first paintings at the Salon d’Automne in 1910 and 1911 and immersed himself in Cubist experiments. During the First World War, whilst serving on the front line with the Army of the Orient, he discovered Byzantine art, which would have a lasting influence on his artistic style. On his return to Paris in 1919, he joined Jean Dunand’s studio around 1920, for whom he produced copper bas-reliefs and provided drawings for lacquer panels. It was, however, in sculpture that Miklos found his most personal form of expression. In 1923, Léonce Rosenberg organised his first solo exhibition at L’Effort Moderne, where he presented, in particular, his works in repoussé metal. In 1930, he became a founding member of the Union des artistes modernes (UAM), alongside, notably, the brothers Jean and Joël Martel. He took part in the group’s exhibitions, notably the 1937 show, for which he had his own stand and created a monumental bas-relief for the UAM pavilion at the Paris International Exhibition.
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About the sale 1900–1950: Diverse forms of modernity: Art Nouveau & Art Deco • Cubism • Suprematism • Posters
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