Lot 118
  • 118

Alfred Auguste Janniot, 1889 - 1969

Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alfred Auguste Janniot
  • Beauté noire de l'Afrique, bas relief, vers 1931
  • 49 x 41,5 cm (19 x 16 in. )
en bronze à patine verte de forme rectangulaire

Literature

Armand Dayot, Les Beaux-Arts à l'exposition Coloniale, Les sculptures d'Alfred Janniot, L'Art et les Artistes, n° 117, mai 1931, p. 262 pour un modèle presque identique

Anne Demeurisse, Alfred Auguste Janniot, éd. Somogy, Paris, 2003, pp. 38-39

Etude pour les bas-reliefs évoquant le Soudan participant au décor exterieur du musée des Colonies à Paris conçu en 1931

Nous remercions Monsieur Philippe Heim pour son aide dans la rédaction de cette notice

Condition

Très bon état général. Pour tout renseignement complémentaire sur ce lot merci de contacter le département au +33.1.53.05.52.81 Very good overall conidtion. For any additional information please contact the department at the following number +33.1.53.05.52.81
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