Roger Godchaux (1878-1958) Derby du Midi, 1944 Bronze with a brown-green patina. Signed "Roger Godchaux" and bears the founder's mark "Susse Frs Eds Paris. " and the mention " Cire Perdue. " Titled " Derby du Midi / 1944 " in a cartouche on the black marble base of Belgium H. total 23 cm L. 23 cm Roger Godchaux was a student of Jules Adler and then of Jean-Léon Gérôme. In 1925, the Jury of the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes awarded him a silver medal. When he died in 1958 at the age of 80, he had spent more than fifty years of his life representing the animal in all the observed attitudes. Related literature : Jean-François Dunand, Xavier Eeckhout, Roger Godchaux: Complete Works, Dijon, Faton, 2021.

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