"Important Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, By Jean Verschneider"
Rare and important large bronze with a green patina with brown nuances representing a young man pulling his chimpanzee by the arm so that it does not grab the two banana hands placed on the ground.A dynamic sculpture with these two opposing forces, accentuated by the diagonal composition. This is definitely one of my favorite sculptures !
Patina altered in certain places following repeated rubbing over nearly a century, otherwise in good general condition.
Signed on the terrace "Jean Verschneider" and foundry stamp "Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann à Paris" on the edge.
Old cast iron of excellent quality.
France, circa 1925.
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