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Accademia Fine Art

273 - LEON ALEXANDRE BLANCHOT (1868–1947)
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
LEON ALEXANDRE BLANCHOT (1868–1947) "The Dancer with Crotales" A significant patinated terracotta sculpture, signed on the base and titled on the side. Dimensions: 38 x 82.5 x 20 cm - A French sculptor and illustrator born in Bordeaux, who also worked under the pseudonym Ivan Loewitz, he began his art studies in his hometown before enrolling at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His work as a sculptor, signed ‘L. Blanchot’, is strongly influenced by the Belle Époque style; he created small pieces but also produced larger works for ornamental or even monumental purposes. He is notably responsible for the war memorial at the Faculty of Medicine in Paris.
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