Louis Dejean (1872-1953) - Lot 131

Lot 131
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300 - 400 EUR
Louis Dejean (1872-1953) - Lot 131
Louis Dejean (1872-1953) Elegant Circa 1905 Terra cotta proof, signed "L. Dejean". Bears the initials "HD Bears a publisher's stamp inside (illegible) H. 23.5 cm Self-taught, Louis Dejean achieved success at the turn of the century with terracotta statuettes of graceful young women, captured in their daily activities and dressed in the fashion of Paris at the time. He then turned to more timeless subjects, and his style reinterpreted ancient Greco-Roman art in line with the ideas defended by the "Bande à Schnegg", a group of sculptors active in the first decade of the 20th century, whose members advocated a liberation from official art and academic classicism.
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