ALBERT CHEURET, CIRCA 1925

Albert Cheuret, who was trained as a sculptor by Jacques Perrin and Georges Lemaire, was fascinated by naturalistic themes, which he incorporated throughout his work. With the excavation of the Tutenkhamen tomb by Howard Carter in 1922, artists and decorators were stimulated to use a new language of decorative motifs depicting exotic animals. Cheuret produced a wide range of extravagant furnishings, with many examples representing stylized animal forms, all cast in bronze, finely chased and of the highest quality. He participated in the 1925 Exposition des Arts Dcoratifs, Paris, setting up booth 33 on the Pont Alexandre III.