Alexandre Kelety (1893-1940)

"Parrot" Bronze proof with brown patina on a green background Founder: Etling Paris (marked on the base) Signed "Kéléty" on the marble Base in black marble from Belgium Around 1930 Dimensions: Height: 34 cm Length: 40.5 cm - Width: 23 cm Dimensions of the base: 19 x 12 X 6.3 cm Biography: Active between 1918 and 1940 Alexandre Kéléty was born in 1893 in Budapest, Hungary. He was active as a sculptor, painter and engraver from 1918 until his death in 1940. At the end of the First World War, he emigrated to France, where he became a pupil of the Hungarian painter and engraver Imre Karoly Simay in Toulouse, then he goes to Paris to study. Animal subjects and the theme of childhood are his favorite subjects. He also produced chryselephantine busts and sculptures representing dancers and mythological figures in the Art Deco style. During the interwar period, he exhibited several times at the Salon of the Society of French Artists in Paris. He collaborates with the Art Publisher Arthur Goldscheider. At the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925, his works are presented both on the stand of Goldscheider as well as on that of Edmond Etling (another founder who also edited his bronzes) At the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1937, he presented sculptures made by the Etling foundries, Le Neveux by Jules Lehmann and by M. Ollier. At that time he also created everyday objects in the art deco style, such as electric lamps, ashtrays, incense burners…. In 1939, he published advertisements for drawing lessons given at 20 rue Ernest Cresson in Paris. Sold with invoice and certificate Very good state of preservation General delivery conditions: We organize delivery worldwide. An estimate on request will be established at the time of your purchase. Paris-Manaus Gallery