Cormier Josèphe 1869-1950 Bacchante In Susse Cast Bronze

Cormier Josephe 1869-1950 Bachante Bronze with golden patina and brown patina of a beautiful voluntary effect on this bronze in lost wax casting susse bears two Susse stamps (Photos) on the terrace and numbered 7 out of 20 in good condition with some small wear on the tops Emmanuel-Jules-Joseph Descomps known as Joé Descomps or Descomps-Cormier, is a French sculptor and goldsmith, born January 18, 1869 in Clermont-Ferrand and died April 24, 1950 in Paris. Biography Sculptor, chaser, master goldsmith, Joé Descomps is a student of Louis-Auguste Hiolin and Alexandre Falguière1. He is present at the Chicago exhibition in 1893. He works with Frédéric Boucheron. Member of the French Artists Association since 1883 and exhibited at the Salon des artistes français from 1891 to 1937; mention in 1898, third medal in 1921, second in 1925, first in 1928. In 1911, a small terracotta statuette signed by him was offered to subscribers to Félix Juven's publications. He was named a knight of the Legion of Honor by decree of April 3, 1929. His studio was located in La Charité-sur-Loire.