Vide poche - Max le Verrier - France






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Bronze Art Deco valet tray with a gilt patina depicting the Sagittarius sign by Max Le Verrier, dating to 1950–1960, 11 × 11 × 2 cm, signed on the back, with a good patina and age-related wear.
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Max Le Verrier (1891-1973) - bronze pocket tray with a gilded patina depicting the astrological sign Sagittarius. Item reference no. 550. Signed recessed on the reverse. The piece has retained a beautiful patina.
Max Le Verrier was a French sculptor best known for his elegant figurative works. Whether depicting dancers, animals, or lighting fixtures, Le Verrier composed his pieces in an Art Deco style. Born Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier on January 29, 1891, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the artist was sent to an internment camp in Switzerland during the First World War. He then studied at the Geneva School of Fine Arts, where he created his first terracotta statuettes. Upon his return to France after the war, Le Verrier opened his own studio. The outbreak of the Second World War forced him to flee south; he later returned to Paris, where he lived and worked until his death on June 6 at the age of 82. The Maison Max Le Verrier continues the tradition of the artist's studio in Kremlin-Bicêtre.
Max Le Verrier (1891-1973) - bronze pocket tray with a gilded patina depicting the astrological sign Sagittarius. Item reference no. 550. Signed recessed on the reverse. The piece has retained a beautiful patina.
Max Le Verrier was a French sculptor best known for his elegant figurative works. Whether depicting dancers, animals, or lighting fixtures, Le Verrier composed his pieces in an Art Deco style. Born Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier on January 29, 1891, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, the artist was sent to an internment camp in Switzerland during the First World War. He then studied at the Geneva School of Fine Arts, where he created his first terracotta statuettes. Upon his return to France after the war, Le Verrier opened his own studio. The outbreak of the Second World War forced him to flee south; he later returned to Paris, where he lived and worked until his death on June 6 at the age of 82. The Maison Max Le Verrier continues the tradition of the artist's studio in Kremlin-Bicêtre.
