Details
Antoine Poncet (b. 1928)
Finetaille
Portugese Rosa Aurora marble
52in. (132cm.) high
This is a unique piece
Finetaille
Portugese Rosa Aurora marble
52in. (132cm.) high
This is a unique piece
Provenance
Galerie Marbach, Paris, 1966
Literature
Editions Marbach Berne, Antoine Poncet Sculptures 1962-66, (illustrated)
Exhibition catalogue, The George Gregson Collection, The University of Arizona Museum of Art, p. 93 (illustrated)
Sold with a photo-certificate from the artist dated St Germain-en-laye, le 7 juin 1966
Antoine Poncet was born in Paris and entered the art school of Lausanne where he worked under the guidance of his father Marcel Poncet (1894-1953) and Casimir Reymond. Later he studied with Germaine Richier in Zurich and then in Paris where Madame Antoine Bourdelle lent Poncet a studio and urged him to study as Zadkine's pupil at La Grande Chaumière. In 1951 Poncet met both Laurens and Brancusi in Paris and that same year settled in his grandfather's (Maurice Denis) studio in St. Germain-en-Laye. His life took a decisive turn the following year when he met Jean Arp. Poncet became Arp's associate, friend and ultimately the only pupil Arp ever had. At that point Poncet abandoned expressionism and his work became "formel" or poetic.
Exhibition catalogue, The George Gregson Collection, The University of Arizona Museum of Art, p. 93 (illustrated)
Sold with a photo-certificate from the artist dated St Germain-en-laye, le 7 juin 1966
Antoine Poncet was born in Paris and entered the art school of Lausanne where he worked under the guidance of his father Marcel Poncet (1894-1953) and Casimir Reymond. Later he studied with Germaine Richier in Zurich and then in Paris where Madame Antoine Bourdelle lent Poncet a studio and urged him to study as Zadkine's pupil at La Grande Chaumière. In 1951 Poncet met both Laurens and Brancusi in Paris and that same year settled in his grandfather's (Maurice Denis) studio in St. Germain-en-Laye. His life took a decisive turn the following year when he met Jean Arp. Poncet became Arp's associate, friend and ultimately the only pupil Arp ever had. At that point Poncet abandoned expressionism and his work became "formel" or poetic.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Marbach, 1966 (illustrated in exhibition catalogue)