"Bronze Sculpture"
Bronze with shaded green patinaA standing man wearing an apron, his right hand resting on the ‘Book’ and his left hand holding the Compass.
At his feet are the symbolic tools, Ruler, Level and Mallet.
Signed on the terrace ‘Guillaume’, ‘Cire perdue’, ‘Susse Frères à Paris’ and stamp.
Height 31 cm, terrace 11 cm x 10 cm.
Circa 1935
Very good condition
Paul Guillaume (1882 - 1976)
He was admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1905. Grand Prix of Rôme in 1908, second Grand Prix in 1912.
Exhibited at several Salons, including the Salons des artistes français, where he won a gold medal in 1930. An honorary member of the Société des Artistes Français, he was awarded an honorary diploma at the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques in Paris for his four steles adorning the façade of the Languedoc-Pyrénées pavilion. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1906.
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