An excellent early 20th Century Art Deco bronze study modelled as a stylised running hare with very fine colour lightly rubbed to a golden hue and good hand finished surface detail. Raised on a naturalistic rectangular plinth and signed
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 8 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 5 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1930
Materials: Bronze
SKU: 9003
ABOUT
Andre-Vincent Becquerel
Andre-Vincent Becquerel(French, 1893 ~ 1981) Born at St. Andre-Farivilliers, he studied under Hector Lemaire and Prosper Lecourtier. He specialised in animal sculpture, showing a marked preference for predator, feline and ornithological subjects, which he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1914 to 1922 and where he became a lifetime member.
The Art Deco Period
The Art Deco Period: although derives its name from the great 1925 Paris Exhibition, ‘’, the term is now generally applied to the typical artistic productions of the 1920’s and 1930’s. It might best be characterised as an attempt to unite arts with industry, embracing the machine age and repudiating the old antithesis of ‘Fine’ and ‘Industrial’ art. The sources of the Art Deco movement include Egyptian and Mayan Art, Cubisim, Fauvism and Expressionism, heavily influencing the chief force underlying all Art Deco with the emphasis upon geometric patterns.
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