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Pierre Marie POISSON (1876-1953) Bust of Napoleon III Bronze with brown patina. Signed. Height : 42 cm - Width : 29 cm - Depth : 20 cm

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Pierre Marie POISSON (1876-1953) Bust of Napoleon III Bronze with brown patina. Signed. Height : 42 cm - Width : 29 cm - Depth : 20 cm

Estimate 600 - 800 EUR

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For sale on Thursday 11 Jul : 14:00 (CEST)
toulouse, France
Artpaugée
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PIERRE MARIE-POISSON (Niort, 1876 - 1953, Paris). "Venus and Apollo". Bronze. With Bisceglia Frères foundry stamp. Signed by the artist. Measurements: 26,5 and 29,5 cm (height). Pierre-Marie Poisson was a French sculptor and medalist, he studied sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse from 1893 to 1896, where he was trained in plastic arts and plaster. He completed this teaching at the Barrias studio in Paris. In 1907 he obtained a medal of honor at the Salon des Artistes Français and an assignment to reside at the villa Abd-el-Tif in Algiers where he designed and realized the decorations. He returned there regularly until 1914. He is the author of a bust of Marianne in nude and solid style, commissioned in 1932 by Jean Mistler, Under-Secretary of State for Fine Arts, to replace the official bust of Marianne by Jean-Antoine Injalbert. He collaborated, with other artists, in the realization of decorations for the steamers France in 1912, Ile-de-France in 1927 and Normandy in 1935. He obtained the award of Commander of the Legion of Honor Commander of the Legion of Honor. Pierre-Marie Poisson was appointed Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor by decree of August 12, 1923, promoted to officer by decree of August 25, 1937 and finally Commander by decree of February 4, 1952. As for the foundry, Mario Bisceglia moved to Paris in 1906, encouraged by Henri Bouchard, whom he had met in Italy. Around 1907, he created his own foundry with two of his brothers, working with the lost wax technique. The foundry is known for its particularly fine patinas.