"Artdeco Bronze Bust Of Achilles By Constant Roux."
Constant Ambroise Roux (1865-1942).“Bust of young Achilles”.
Bronze proof with very beautiful nuanced green patina.
Paris. Circa 1920.
Signed Constant ROUX on the back in cursive letters.
Founder's stamp "LN Paris JL" on the back. Numbered 127. (Parisian foundry Les Neveux de J. Lehmann)
360° rotating system on its base. Trapezoidal base forming a sea green marble terrace.
Total height 35cm. (Base 7cm)
Constant Roux (1865-1942): Sculptor, student of Cavelier and Barrias. Honorable mention in 1892. Prix de Rome in 1894. Medalist in 1898 and at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1900. Medal of Honor in 1930 at the Salon des Artistes Français.
Bibliography:
Bronzes of the 19th century by Pierre Kjellberg (Reproduced p. 634).
Illustrated in the artist's catalog raisonné by Laurent Noet (Ed. Mare et Martin) page 45.
Also page 286 of the book “Art Deco and other figures”, Brian Catley, Antique collectors club.
Dictionary of painters, sculptors, designers and engravers, E. Benezit. Gründ.
The dictionary of sculptors in bronze, James Mackay. Antique collectors club.
Illustrated dictionary of animal sculptors & founders from antiquity to the present day, Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines.
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