Hen By Marcel Lemar Sculptor

Live study of a hen by the animal sculptor Marcel Lemar (1892-1941). A postman at the age of 15, it was the war of 1914 in which he participated until 1917, which triggered his vocation as a sculptor. In 1925, he took anatomy lessons at the National Museum of Natural History and exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants for the first time. He very quickly joined the XII group, created by Jane Poupelet and François Pompon, and participated in the group's two exhibitions, the first in spring 1932 in the salons of the Ruhlmann hotel, the second in March 1933. He regularly participated in exhibitions independent, autumn, national or animal artists. His visits to the plant garden give rise to quick sketches like ours where he captures from life the natural attitudes of rare animals (crocodile, giraffe, marabou). Two recent monographic exhibitions at the Roubaix museum and the Riom museum have allowed us to rediscover his work. The colored pencil drawing is signed lower left, framed in an oak frame and measures 10x12.5 cm alone.