Large Art Deco Sculpture 1925

Large Art Deco period sculpture circa 1925 signed Pierre TRAVERSE (1892-1979) French sculptor student of Injalbert, disciple of Bourdelle and Joseph Bernard, depicting a woman with child in ceramic bearing the handwritten signature of the artist on the terrace. Good condition, some usual chips at the base. Dimensions: 45 cm long X 35 cm high X 15 cm deep. Pierre Traverse (1892-1979) is a French sculptor in the Art Deco style born on April 1, 1892 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac (Gironde) In 1910 Traverse came to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and passed a year in the workshop of Jean Antoine Injalbert. Traverse's first work will be exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, it is a group "Les Presents de la Terre" which immediately draws attention to it. He is already in possession of his art. The Family, like the Man, like the Bathers, are in perfect harmony. His art is healthy, frank and honest, he exhibits in numerous Salons, notably that of French Artists, the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. A worthy representative of stone sculpture made by direct cutting, he won the first gold medal at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1926, and the Blumenthal Prize in 1932. His best-known work of this period was produced in 1937 for the gardens of the Palais de Chaillot. Pierre Traverse won the Blumenthal Prize in 1926. His group Nessus et Déjanire was awarded a gold medal at the Salon of French Artists in 1926. Pierre Traverse sculpted L'Atalante in 1927 and received orders from the United States, notably by William Randolph Hearst. Between 1931 and 1935, he sculpted The Tempted Eve in direct carving in onyx, and sculpted other works such as Bathers, Maternity or The Childhood of Bacchus. From 1936 to 1937 he worked on commissions for the Universal Exhibition then became a non-competitive member of the Society of French Artists and was awarded an honorary diploma. He is a member of the National Higher Council of Fine Arts, and was named Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1938. Pierre Traverse was appointed professor at the National School of Applied Arts and Crafts in Paris in 1940. From 1940 to 1946, he created The Education of Achilles and Artemis, among other direct-cut sculptures. From 1946 to 1960, he exhibited each year at the Salon des artistes français, where some works were acquired by the Museum of Modern Art of the city of Paris. Between 1965 and 1967, he produced his last monumental works (Baigneuse, Maternal Tendresse). Pierre Traverse retired to his house Neauphle-le-Château in 1970. Museum of Modern Art of the city of Paris: – “Mother and child”, 1929, Salon des Artistes Français – “Young woman crouching, combing her hair” – “Diane and his companies pursuing Actéon”, 1936, Brussels Exhibition – “Standing Nu” – “Crouching Nu”. Bibliography – Jacques BASCHET, “Sculpteurs de ce temps”, Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1946 – Exhibition catalogue, “Pierre Traverse” , Galerie Martel – Greiner, 1997