Null Pierre le Faguays, Antelope
c. 1925, cast metal with black patina, reclinin…
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Pierre le Faguays, Antelope c. 1925, cast metal with black patina, reclining gazelle in the typically restrained formal language of Art Deco, on a multi-part marble base, this gazelle by Faguays is known from the group "Seduction", in which a female nude caresses the animal's nose, base with small notches, partially very slightly rubbed, h 23 cm overall, l 37 cm. c. 1925, cast metal with black patina, reclining gazelle in the typically restrained formal language of Art Deco, on a multi-part marble base, this gazelle by Faguays is known from the group "Seduction", in which a female nude caresses the animal's nose, base with small notches, partially very slightly rubbed, h 23 cm overall, l 37 cm. Artist information: French sculptor (1892 Nantes - 1962 Paris), also worked under the pseudonyms Fayral, Laurel and Pierre Laurel, met the sculptors Marcel Bouraine and Max Le Verrier while a German prisoner of war, with whom he remained in contact and cooperated throughout his life, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva under James Vibert, was an important representative of Art Deco in France. Source: Internet.

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Pierre le Faguays, Antelope c. 1925, cast metal with black patina, reclining gazelle in the typically restrained formal language of Art Deco, on a multi-part marble base, this gazelle by Faguays is known from the group "Seduction", in which a female nude caresses the animal's nose, base with small notches, partially very slightly rubbed, h 23 cm overall, l 37 cm. c. 1925, cast metal with black patina, reclining gazelle in the typically restrained formal language of Art Deco, on a multi-part marble base, this gazelle by Faguays is known from the group "Seduction", in which a female nude caresses the animal's nose, base with small notches, partially very slightly rubbed, h 23 cm overall, l 37 cm. Artist information: French sculptor (1892 Nantes - 1962 Paris), also worked under the pseudonyms Fayral, Laurel and Pierre Laurel, met the sculptors Marcel Bouraine and Max Le Verrier while a German prisoner of war, with whom he remained in contact and cooperated throughout his life, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva under James Vibert, was an important representative of Art Deco in France. Source: Internet.

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