Cat At Its Toilet Bronze By Ary Bitter

Cat toileting in bronze with medal patina signed on the terrace Ary Bitter. Height 7 cm, width 7 cm, depth 6 cm. Ary Jean Léon Bitter said Ary Bitter, born in Marseilles on May 29, 1883 and died on June 14, 1973 in Paris, is a French painter, designer and sculptor. He entered the School of Fine Arts in Marseille in 1895 and studied sculpture under the direction of Emile Aldebert. In 1900, he obtained the First Prize, in the "torso" section. In 1902, Bitter won the competition which sent him to study in Paris, at the School of Fine Arts, where he entered the studio of master Ernest Louis Barrias. At the same time, he frequented Jules Coutan's studio. He exhibited in 1910 at the Salon des Artistes Français and received an honorable mention with his Enfant au chevreau, then a silver medal at the Salon of 1921 for Fillette et cabris. In 1923, he created the mascot for Mrs. Louis Renault's personal car. In 1924, Bitter finally received the gold medal at the Salon. In 1925, Ary Bitter exhibited alongside Paul Sylvestre, Maximilien Fiot, Roger Godchaux and Georges Guyot at the Galerie Susse on Boulevard de la Madeleine. The same year, he exhibited at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris, then he had twenty-nine of his works published by Susse during the interwar period and sixteen others by Les Neveux de J. Lehmann. The consecration came to him when he was declared out of competition at the 1932 Salon, and received the Legion of Honor the same year. In 1937, Bitter took part in the International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques in Paris, where he exhibited glassware and chamotte stoneware, with Bouraine at the Palais de la Céramique, and Héraklès, a bronze, at the Palais du Métal, with of Guyot, Guino and Fiot.