Bronze Raoul Lamourdedieu
Art deco bronze sculpture by very famous french sculptor Raoul Lamourdedieu and edited by one of the greatest foundry of XXth century Alexis Rudier.
(Rudier edited Auguste Rodin, Aristide Maillol, Antoine Bourdelle).
Double patinated bronze. Gold and silver.
Portor marble base. (bronze is not attached and can be displayed with or without the base).
32cm x 14cm x 34cm (12.6" x 5.5" x 13.4")
Excellent condition.
Signed in the bronze : Raoul Lamourdedieu
Foundry mark in the bronze : "Edition Pomone" and "Alexis Rudier Foundeur Paris"
Raoul Lamourdedieu (1877-1953)
Wikipedia (in french) : Raoul Lamourdedieu
In 1884, Raoul Lamourdedieu joined Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and started to work wood carving.
He continued his studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris atelier Falguiere and Charpentier.
In 1900, he produced sculptures for decoration of the Grand Palais in Paris.
In 1908, his studio is located at 11 Impasse Ronsin in the 15th arrondissement of Paris2.
Lamourdedieu presented his works in various exhibitions until 1930, when he became a professor at the School of Fine Arts, where Jacques Gestalder is his student.
Initially influenced by Auguste Rodin's work Lamourdedieu then approaches the Antoine Bourdelle and Aristide Maillol style, in line with the figurative tradition.
In the 1920s, he sculpted bas-relief of the Force, work depicting the confrontation between a man and a bull.
Museums :
- Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris
- Musée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord à Périgueux
- Musée des beaux-arts d'Agen
