Jan and Joel MARTEL (1896-1966), after The Birth of Venus, also known as the U.A.M. Nude Proof in patinated terra cotta Signed below the terrace Height: 68 cm Condition report available on request: [email protected] NOTICE Exhibited at the first U.A.M. show at the Galerie Georges Petit in 1931, this model features the classicizing cubist lines so dear to the Martel brothers. Jan and Joël Martel, leading sculptors of the inter-war period, developed new materials for their work, including Lakarmé, a material made from Galalith-based plastic mixed with plaster juice.

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