Pierre-Marie Poisson (1876-1953) The Comedy Black patina bronze Signed "P. POISSON" on the terrace Bears the founder's stamp "C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE H. 29.5 cm, resting on a stone base H. 10 cm From 1893 to 1896, Pierre-Marie Poisson trained in plaster at the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse, before joining Louis-Ernest Barrias' studio in Paris. From 1899, he was a regular exhibitor at the Salon des Artistes Français. He was responsible for several war memorials, including the most famous in Le Havre, and numerous Art Deco works, notably the Trocadero fountain.

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