Raymond Martin (1910-1992) - Lot 195

Raymond Martin (1910-1992) The water carrier Bronze with brown patina. Signed "RAYMOND MARTIN" and and numbered "1/10" on the right of the terrace Bears the founder's stamp "C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE H. 53 cm Raymond Martin, a student of Jules Jouant at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d'Art, was a loyal disciple of Robert Wlérick and Charles Despiau. He was a member of the Groupe des Neuf, alongside Jean Carton, Jean Osouf and Léon Indembaum. This realist group defended figurative art at a time when abstraction was beginning to take over. Related literature : - Michel Faré, Raymond Martin à la Monnaie de Paris, cat. exp. Paris, Monnaie de Paris, March-May 1985. - René Héron de Villefosse, Yves Gandon, Raymond Martin, cat. exp. Paris, Musée Galliera, January 22-February 22, 1960.