Lot Essay
The design was shown at the 1925 Paris Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels. It was executed in marble, ceramic and bronze and in various sizes.
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'L'ENIGME', CIRCA 1925
Details
MAURICE GUIRAUD-RIVIERE (1881-1947)
'L'ENIGME', CIRCA 1925
patinated bronze
15 in. (38 cm.) high
signed in cast A. GUIRAUD-RIVIERE
'L'ENIGME', CIRCA 1925
patinated bronze
15 in. (38 cm.) high
signed in cast A. GUIRAUD-RIVIERE
Literature
B. Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, Woodbridge, 1978, p. 173, marble example illustrated;
V. Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London, 1992, p. 107, another example illustrated.
V. Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London, 1992, p. 107, another example illustrated.
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Jeremy Morrison