Eugenie F. Shonnard (1886-1978)

Details

Eugenie F. Shonnard (1886-1978)

'Le Chat', A Bronze Figure

inscribed 'Eugenie F. Shonnard 1923 Paris' and stamped with the Meroni-Radice foundry seal
19 11/16in. (50cm.) high, medium brown patina with extensive black lacquer and verdigris

Literature

National Sculpture Society, Exhibition of American Sculpture Catalogue, New York, 1923, p. 227
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture by Eugenie Shonnard, Murrell's Inlet, S.C., 1937 (another cast illustrated)
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, S.C., 1968 ed., pp. 267-270

Lot Essay

In 1911, Shonnard moved to Paris to study under Rodin and Bourdelle. She remained there for several years, exhibiting at the Paris Salons from 1911-1923. The model for Le Chat, exhibited at the Salon of 1922, is typical of the animal subjects for which she is best known.