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Marcel BOURAINE (1886-1948) Athena, circa 1920 Bronze proof with dark green and gilded patina Signed "M. Bouraine" on the lion skin Portor marble base. Height: 46.5 cm (Oxidation, marks and missing sword blade) Condition report available on request: [email protected] For a similar model: - Christie's London sale, September 28, 2010, no. 279 - Sotheby's "Galerie Charpentier" sale, Paris, November 20, 2006, lot n°93 NOTICE Marcel Bourraine began his career as a sculptor by becoming a pupil of Joseph-Alexandre Falguière, a leading exponent of academicism. Exhibiting at the Salon des Tuileries in 1922, he made a name for himself as a representative of Art Deco, interpreting the theme of women in numerous patinated works. Whether dancers, chastisers or warriors, his sculptures are characteristic of the period, with clean lines and geometric volumes. A member of the Société des Artistes Français, he collaborated with Gabriel Argy-Rousseau in 1928.
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Marcel BOURAINE (1886-1948) Athena, circa 1920 Bronze proof with dark green and gilded patina Signed "M. Bouraine" on the lion skin Portor marble base. Height: 46.5 cm (Oxidation, marks and missing sword blade) Condition report available on request: [email protected] For a similar model: - Christie's London sale, September 28, 2010, no. 279 - Sotheby's "Galerie Charpentier" sale, Paris, November 20, 2006, lot n°93 NOTICE Marcel Bourraine began his career as a sculptor by becoming a pupil of Joseph-Alexandre Falguière, a leading exponent of academicism. Exhibiting at the Salon des Tuileries in 1922, he made a name for himself as a representative of Art Deco, interpreting the theme of women in numerous patinated works. Whether dancers, chastisers or warriors, his sculptures are characteristic of the period, with clean lines and geometric volumes. A member of the Société des Artistes Français, he collaborated with Gabriel Argy-Rousseau in 1928.
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