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André Vincent Becquerel (French, 1893–1981)
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André Vincent Becquerel (French, 1893–1981)
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
André Vincent Becquerel (French, 1893–1981)
Two panthers, a design created around 1925–1930
Bronze.
Signed on the pedestal.
Height 17.5, Length 40, Width 9.3 cm.
On a marble plinth, Height 21, Length 39, Width 11 cm.
Trained by the sculptors Prosper Lecouturier and Charles Valton, André-Vincent Becquerel made his debut at the Salon des Artistes in 1914 and rose to fame at the 1937 exhibition with the display of his monumental plaster cast *La jeune fille aux colombes*. Feline animals were one of his favourite subjects, whether captured in mid-movement, on the prowl, or in a moment of tenderness, as seen here. Even when stylised, these two panthers retain a far more naturalistic appearance than the works of other contemporary animal sculptors. Produced mainly by the foundries of Susse and Jules Lehmann, Becquerel himself produced a number of pieces accompanied by a certificate stating ‘chiselled by the artist’, a sign of his desire to produce his own creations during the interwar period. The absence of a foundry mark on this bronze suggests that it was probably cast by the sculptor himself.
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