André Vincent Becquerel
André Vincent Becquerel (* 1893 in Saint-André-Farivillers , France ; † 1981 in Paris , France) was a French sculptor of Art Deco .
Life
Becquerel studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris with Hector Lemaire and Prosper Lecourtier . He specialized in sculptures of animals, especially predators, horses, cats and ornithological subjects, which he exhibited from 1914 to 1922 in the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français . He was an elected member of society.
His bronze works were mostly produced by the sculptor Edmond Etling , but also by Max Le Verrier and often included elements made of ivory. He created a monumental plaster statue for the 1937 Paris World Exhibition .
Works (selection)
- Deux pantheres
- Le Repos
- Paire de serre-livre oiseaux
- Aigle, 1935
- Panthère se frottant à un arbre, 1930
- Truites, 1940
- Deux oiseaux sur une fleurie branch
- Venetian, 1930
- Paire de Lapins aux grandes oreilles
- Teckel faisant le beau
- Les piroguiers
- Couple, la sortie
literature
- Alberto Shayo : Statuettes art deco period. Antique Collectors Club Art Books, 2016. ISBN 1-85149-824-9 . P. 44.
- Roy Strong: The Collector's Encyclopedia. Victoriana to Art Deco. Studio Editions, 1990. ISBN 1-85170-421-3 , p. 39.
- Emmanuel Bénézit : Dictionary of Artists . ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7 , 2006. Entry: BECQUEREL, André Vincent - Sculptor.
- Andreas Beyer , Bénédicte Savoy , Wolf Tegethoff , Eberhard König : General artist lexicon. The visual artists of all times and peoples. Saur, Munich 1992.
Web links
- Works by André Vincent Becquerel (French, 1893–1981). In: artnet , with pictures of Becquerel's work.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Becquerel, André Vincent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Art Deco sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-André-Farivillers , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1981 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |