Geisha, Bronze 61 Cm, By Gaston Leroux 1854/1942, French School Late 19th Century Early 20th Century, Signed

Period: late 19th century, early 20th century, Beautiful bronze with lost wax and medal patina, in good condition
Signed: G. Leroux, listed artist and side, Côte Artprice up to €25,000 bears a plaque “Exhibition of Fine Arts » Signature of the Founder: Pinedo Bronzier Paris
Subject: Geisha with a fan
Dimensions: height: 61 cm, width: 23 cm, depth: 25 cm. – 16 Kg.

Biography:
Gaston LEROUX 1854 / 1942
Gaston Leroux, also known as Gaston Veunevot-Leroux or Veuvenot-Leroux, pseudonyms of Gaston Veunevot, born September 14, 1854 in Paris and died May 25, 1942 in Bordeaux, is a sculptor and French medalist. Gaston Veunevot was born on September 14, 1854 in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. He is declared of unknown father and son of Julia Veunevot, milliner, aged 21, originally from Proussy (Calvados). Shortly after his birth, his mother met a certain Hirschfeld, a member of the French diplomatic corps, and moved with him to Vienna in Austria. Gaston Veunevot was raised by his maternal grandparents, Parisians by adoption, restaurateur on rue des Bons-Enfants.
Out of gratitude to his maternal grandmother, Louise, née Leroux, he adopted her name as a pseudonym. In 1866, he joined his mother in Vienna to continue his studies. In 1874, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna where he received training as a sculptor from the director of the academy, Carl Kundmann, until 1877. He received teaching from Gustave Deloye, during his stay in Vienna. Freed from his military obligations, Gaston Leroux was admitted in August 1881 to the sculpture section of the Paris School of Fine Arts where he was a student of François Jouffroy. He has participated in the Salon des Artistes Français, member of this society since 1883. He obtained mentions in 1882, 1883. Third class medal in 1885, also a travel grant. Bronze medal in 1889 at the Universal Exhibition; second class in 1900, bronze medal in 1900. He was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1908; He taught from 1893, as professor of statuary at the Bordeaux School of Fine Arts. At the same date, he was the official statuary of the City of Bordeaux, and as such carried out numerous commissions including the Monument to the Marquis de Tourny (1900) on the square of the same name, the tombs of the cardinals at the Saint-Cathedral. André, memorials, a large number of busts, notably those of the mayors of Bordeaux. WORKS: Bordeaux: maritime exchange: decorations. Replica of the central pavilion on Place de la Bourse built by Gabriel. Gaston Leroux reproduces one of Claude-Clair Francin's pediments and the mascarons of the Place de la Bourse. Two original masks reproduce the faces of the first two presidents of the autonomous port: Georges Barres and Étienne Huyard. Saint-Jean station: Atlantes. public garden of Bordeaux: Monument to Rosa Bonheur, 1910, marble statue. Monument to Alexis Millardet or The Grateful Vine, 1914. The bronze bust, sent to cast iron under the Vichy regime, as part of the mobilization of non-ferrous metals, was replaced in 1953 by a stone reconstruction by Alexandre Callède based on a bronze casting.
Museum of Fine Arts: Maternity, 1897; Bust of Camille Cousteau, 1898, mayor of Bordeaux from 1896 to 1900; Bust of Doctor Paul-Louis Lande, 1901, mayor of Bordeaux from 1900 to 1904; Bust of Jean Bouche, 1910, mayor of Bordeaux from 1908 to 1912; Bust of Fernand Philippart, 1924, mayor of Bordeaux from 1919 to 1925. place Calixte Camelle: Monument to Calixte Camelle, 1927. It consists of a rectangular granite block designed by the architect Jacques D'Welles, the main face is decorated with a bronze medallion bearing the image of the deputy for Gironde. Bressuire: Premier Bain, 1887, square de la Gare, melted under the Vichy regime, as part of the mobilization of non-ferrous metals. Beaufort Museum Gaston Leroux regularly exhibits at the Salon des artistes français in Paris. Salon of 1882: honorable mention.
Salon of 1883: honorable mention. Salon of 1885: 3rd class medal. Universal Exhibition of 1889: bronze medal. Universal Exhibition of 1900: bronze medal. Source Bénézit and Dictionary of Sculptors – 19th century bronze - Pierre Kjelberg – Editions de l'amateur Founder: signature Pinedo Bronzier Paris Art bronze and furniture company whose management was first ensured by the father around 1850, then by the son, who was also a sculptor in 1865 under the name “Émile Pinèdo fils”. This house originally installed at 25 rue de Bretagne, had several addresses in Paris (25 rue de Bretagne before 1850; in 1855, L. Pinèdo was installed at 110 rue Saint-Louis in Marais; he succeeded his father in 1865; in 1905, the foundry was established at 137 rue Vieille du Temple in the Marais district, then 18 du Boulevard du Prince Eugène and 49 Rue de Bondy. It continued its activity until the 1930s. From 1880 the name of the house became Pinèdo (without mention of first name) and it can be found at 40 boulevard du Temple. Pinèdo participated in the Chicago Exhibition in 1893 where he presented works which caught the public's attention due to the quality of their polychrome patinas.
The production of the foundry, which is enjoying great sales success, is concentrated around furnishing objects as well as statuettes and busts, including the very numerous ones of Napoleon I according to the sculptor Meissonnier. Among the Pinèdo's client sculptors include Leroux (Aïda), Iolin, Debut (The Water Carrier), Meissonnier and Van der Straeten.

Sources: HACHET (Jean-Charles), dictionary of animal sculptors and founders from antiquity to the present day, (2005, 1088 p.), p. 868.

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