Charles Despiau (1874-1946)

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Charles Despiau (1874-1946)

La Jeune (Buste de Mme Paul-Louis Weiller)

marked on the base C. Despiau, stamped and numbered on the base
C. Despiau Cire perdue Bisceglia 4/10, bronze with gold patina
24¾in. (63cm.) high

Conceived and cast in 1937 by Fonte Bisceglia in an edition of 10

Provenance

Galerie Blanche, Stockholm, from whom acquired by the late owner in 1950

Literature

W. George, Despiau vivant, l'Homme et l'Oeuvre, Paris, 1947 (the original plaster illustrated pl. VIII)
C. Judrin, Charles Despiau, Sculptures et Dessins, Paris 1974, no. 86 (another cast illustrated)

Lot Essay

Paul Louis Weiller married Aliki Diplarakos on 22 October 1932. Two years later she rose to celebrity status by winning the Miss Europe beauty competition. Despiau exhibited another cast of this bronze at the Salon des Tuileries in 1937, no. 481. A replica, carved from Paros marble, was formerly in the collection of Jean Paul Belmondo

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