The Kiss By Léon Ernest Drivier (1878-1951)

Important Sculpture in chamotte, baked clay, depicting a couple giving each other a kiss, by Léon Ernest Drivier (1878-1951). Sculptures with clay offer a great wealth of creations. Léon-Ernest Drivier is a French sculptor and illustrator. He entered the School of Fine Arts, then worked from 1907 in Auguste Rodin's studio. In 1918, he made the official bust of "La France victorieuse" In 1923, Drivier was one of the founders of the Salon des Indépendants. With his elders Pompon, Bourdelle, Bernard and Despiau (all, like him, assistants to Rodin), and his younger brothers Wlérick, Janniot, Osouf and Dejean, Drivier became one of the leaders of modern French sculpture and received many private and public orders, decorative or monumental. Character Sculpt