Max Blondat - Large Inkwell Empty Pocket In Gilt Bronze - La Fontaine Jeunesse

Important and rare inkwell sculpture empty pocket in gilded bronze signed by Max Blondat, superb condition.

Exhibition: Salon des Artistes français, Paris, 1904 – The original plaster of this fountain, in large format, presented during this event under catalog number 2686. Thereafter, this model will be the subject of editions in several formats and different materials. Bibliography: Bruno Foucart and Alice Fleury – The sculptures of Max Blondat (1872-1925) from Modern Style to Art Deco – Catalog of the Exhibition at the Departmental Museum of Oise in 1979, editions of the Departmental Museum of Oise , Beauvais, 1979. An identical model made of terracotta presented under number 21 of the catalogue. The copy is kept at the Museum of the Thirties in Boulogne (92).