Lucille Sévin
Lucille Sévin (* before 1920 in Sèvres , France ; † after 1940) was a French sculptor .
Life
Sévin's life data are not known in the literature. She was a student of the sculptor François-Léon Sicard (1862–1934) and worked as an artist from 1920 to 1940. She made numerous chryselephantine sculptures in the Art Deco style , for which she used materials such as bronze (often silver-plated or gilded) and ivory. Her work was handcrafted and sold by the Éditeur d'art (art publisher) Edmond Etling .
Sévin also worked with glass , ceramics and porcelain . Her sculptures of dancers made of milky satined, iridescent glass like Isadora from 1925 were made for Etling in a glassworks in Choisy-le-Roi . Their glass works were representative of the "Etling style"; For a while, Sévin was the company's art director. Her husband, the sculptor Jean Théodore Delabassé, also worked for Etling.
Exhibitions
Sévin exhibited her work at the salons of the Société des Artistes Français in Paris and became a member of the society. Here she won the bronze medal in 1932, the silver medal in 1937 and the gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition in 1937 . She also showed her works at the Paris Société du Salon d'Automne .
literature
- Alberto Shayo : Statuettes art deco period. Antique Collectors Club Art Books, 2016. ISBN 1-85149-824-9 . P. 220.
- Bryan Catley: Art Deco and Other Figures . Baron Publishing, 1978. p. 250.
- Alastair Duncan : Art Deco Complete. The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s. Thames & Hudson, 2009. ISBN 0-50023-855-3 . P. 98.
- Alastair Duncan: The Encyclopedia of Art Deco. Knickerbocker Press, 1998. ISBN 1-57715-046-5 . P. 107.
- Malcolm Haslam: Art deco. Collector's style guide. Ballantine Books, 1988. ISBN 0-34534-742-0 . Pp. 24, 155.
Web links
- Lucille Sevin (French). In: artnet , with pictures of Lange's work.
- "The Dancers", to Art Deco Figural Group by Lucille Sevin . In: LAPADA, The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers.
Individual evidence
Remarks
- ↑ The glass sculpture was modeled on the American dancer Isadora Duncan .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sévin, Lucille |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptress |
DATE OF BIRTH | before 1920 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sèvres , France |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1940 |