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Robert Bros (boulogne-billancourt 1902 - Neuilly-sur-seine 1968), Torso Of A Woman (circa 1932)
ROBERT BROS (Boulogne-Billancourt 1902 - Neuilly-sur-Seine 1968)
Torso of a Woman
Circa 1932
Terracotta or plaster with bronze and verdigris patina
H. 43 Signed: Bros
Born in Paris, Robert Bros trained as a sculptor at the Bernard Palissy School of Industrial Arts, located on rue Dupetit-Thouars in the 3rd arrondissement. Now called the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré, at the time Robert Wlérick was the professor of sculpture, and this school produced many talented sculptors, including Henri Laurens. Bros was very active on the Parisian art scene in the late 1920s and 1930s, exhibiting his works at the Salon des Tuileries, the Salon des Indépendants, and the Société des Artistes Français. In 1936, he moved to New York based at 58 West 57th Street. A year later, he held a solo exhibition at the Paul Reinhardt Gallery, followed by numerous other exhibitions across the United States. He remained in New York until the 1950s.
This female torso, both classical and modernist, possesses a grace and volume that exceeds its actual dimensions of 43 cm in height. The green patina is of exceptional quality, appearing to be built up in three layers: first a layer of metallic copper, then bronze, and finally verdigris.
Torso of a Woman
Circa 1932
Terracotta or plaster with bronze and verdigris patina
H. 43 Signed: Bros
Born in Paris, Robert Bros trained as a sculptor at the Bernard Palissy School of Industrial Arts, located on rue Dupetit-Thouars in the 3rd arrondissement. Now called the École Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Duperré, at the time Robert Wlérick was the professor of sculpture, and this school produced many talented sculptors, including Henri Laurens. Bros was very active on the Parisian art scene in the late 1920s and 1930s, exhibiting his works at the Salon des Tuileries, the Salon des Indépendants, and the Société des Artistes Français. In 1936, he moved to New York based at 58 West 57th Street. A year later, he held a solo exhibition at the Paul Reinhardt Gallery, followed by numerous other exhibitions across the United States. He remained in New York until the 1950s.
This female torso, both classical and modernist, possesses a grace and volume that exceeds its actual dimensions of 43 cm in height. The green patina is of exceptional quality, appearing to be built up in three layers: first a layer of metallic copper, then bronze, and finally verdigris.
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