Robert Couturier "bust Of Germaine" Original Bronze By Rudier, Circa 1945

Robert Couturier "Bust of Germaine", a fervent admirer of Maillol, he was once his student and his first sculptures reveal a certain idea of his influence. He created this bust of his wife Germaine around 1945 and had it produced using the lost wax method by the Alexis Rudier foundry in Paris, during which time he created "Adam and Eve" by the same founder that the State would purchase in 1949. Original bronze by the founders Rudier et Fils (active from 1874 to 1952) also working for Rodin and Maillol. Around 1945 Height Very good condition Robert Couturier was born in 1905 in Angoulême, died in 2008. In 1928, he met Maillol, who encouraged him to pursue his career in sculpture. In 1930, he won competitions organized by the Florence Blumenthal Foundation and the American Foundation for French Thought and Art. In 1936, his sculpture The Gardener was installed on the Trocadéro esplanade. The following year, he and Emile Aillaud presented sculptures at the Pavilion of Elegance at the World's Fair. In 1938, he assisted Maillol in the development of The River. He participated in his first solo exhibition of his works in London. Subsequently, in the 1950s, he participated in major exhibitions such as the Venice and São Paulo biennials of 1950 and 1951. In 1963, he left the École des Arts Décoratifs to teach at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between tradition and modernity, Robert Couturier offered a new interpretation of the human figure. Inventor of allusive sculpture, he freed himself from the classical form to bring about renewal. The female figure is his main source of inspiration. Around fifty exhibitions have been dedicated to her since 1934 throughout the world.