Ferdinand PARPAN (1902-2004) - Lot 199

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Ferdinand PARPAN (1902-2004) - Lot 199
Ferdinand PARPAN (1902-2004) Dancing couple, 1945-1950 Bronze proof, n°1/8 Blanchet lost-wax casting Founder's mark and numbering (on the back on the edge of the terrace): Blanchet Fondeur 1/8 Signed and monogrammed (on back right of base): FP F.PARPAN 57.8 x 38.1 x 15.2 cm Trained in his father's workshop as an ornamental sculptor, Ferdinand Parpan assisted him in the 1920s before receiving his first religious commissions around 1930. Gradually, his art became more stripped-down, in search of the essential line, after having been influenced by Cubist sculpture in particular. Faithful to figuration, he also produced several series of animal sculptures. After 1945, he took part in numerous group exhibitions and regularly exhibited at the Salon de l'Art Libre. A sculptor in wood, stone and marble, Parpan produced many of his bronze sculptures, often in series: women, musicians and dancers. Around 1945, he began a series based on the figure of the dancer, of which the Couple Dansant, with its dynamic lines, is one of the most representative models. The work is reproduced on the cover of the monograph published by Somogy in 2001. BIBLIOGRAPHY : - Levêque, Ferdinand Parpan sculpteur, Paris, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, 1989, repr. p. 106. - Jean-Charles Hachet, Ferdinand Parpan, L'intuition des formes, Paris, Somogy éditions d'art, 2001, repr. cover and p. 152.
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