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Léo LAPORTE BLAIRSY (1867-1923)
Léo LAPORTE BLAIRSY (1867-1923), Direct-cut marble sculpture, signed on the base. 60 x41 cm A talented sculptor, he studied with Falguière and Mercié at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. A leading figure in Art Nouveau, Léo LAPORTE BLAIRSY exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle and won a silver medal. Our work, with its drapery and enigmatic subject, is similar to the famous sculpture "L'épave" (The Shipwreck) in the Musée des Arts de Nantes. condition: a chip at the base Note: Blairsy was a pupil of Falguière and Mercié at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. You may be familiar with his "L'Épave" in the Musée des Arts de Nantes.
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