French Art Deco Figural Bronze, Woman with Child
Sculptor / Artist: Gilbert Auguste Privat
Circa 1930, France

 

Charming, very large scale bronze, with original rich green mottled patina.
Reclining nude woman with her young child standing behind her, whispering into her ear.
She is reclining on a draped blanket, with a stylized floral art deco garland draped at her child's side.
Resting on the original solid black marble base. The styling is sleek and high Art Deco.
Signed: G. Privat with oval foundry seal: Cachet Foundeur Pannini Gam Editeur.

Dimensions:  28 3/8" wide, 14 5/8" high, 8 1/4" deep.

Condition: The statue is in excellent original condition.
The marble base has age related flea bites and 2 large chips on the back sides-to be repaired.

Item # DAS75: Price: $ 9,500.
 

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Bio: Gilbert Auguste Privat (1892-1969) Watercolor Painter and sculptor in Bronze, stone and plaster. His Art Deco era sculpting subjects were generally female, sometimes with children or animals. He did many custom commissions in his life and was honored with a retrospective of his work in 1972. Listed in Benezit, and winner of the prestigious Prix de Rome award.

He began exposing his work in 1921, where he won the Prix de Rome and a mention, a silver medal in 1925, gold in 1926 at the Salon des Artistes Français and another gold from the Société des Arts, des Sciences et des Lettres, and a silver medal from the City of Paris. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1948. Other shows include the Salon d'Automne, the Salon du Dessin et de la Peinture à l'eau, and individual show in Paris 1932, Lourdes 1941-43, Pau 1943, and others.

He received the medal of honor in 1968, becoming a member of the jury after that. He exposed in numerous other shows and was Laos a member of the jury of Artistes Décorateurs. His work was commissioned for many public buildings and monuments in France between and after WW1 and WW2, and even in California. His work has been shown in numerous museums. 

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