André Besqueut, Adveniat Regnum Tuum (circa 1910)

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Object description :

"André Besqueut, Adveniat Regnum Tuum (circa 1910)"

André Besqueut (1850 Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaison - 1942 Puy-en-Velay)
Adveniat Regnum Tuum (Thy Kingdom Come)
Bronze
H. 38 cm (oval)
Signed: A Besqueut

Sculptor and Jesuit brother based in Le Puy-en-Velay, this head of Christ by André Besqueut was produced by the Parisian editor of religious bronzes, Duffour. Besqueut was a pupil of Jean-Antoine Cubisole, like him a native of Haute-Loire (Cubisole was a pupil of the School of Fine Arts in Lyon and worked in Lyon and then in Le Puy-en-Velay). The Crozatier museum in Le Puy-en-Velay has many works by Besqueut, but not this touching effigy of Christ.

Price: 250 €

Artist: André Besqueut (1850 Saint Christophe Sur Dolaison – 1942 Puy-en-velay)
Period: 20th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Bronze
Height: 38 cm

Reference: 1132298