Information on Artistes & Sculptors. This page has been produced for all those people who email me for information on the sculptors whose pieces I have in stock. Rue des Cyclamens, 6.Obviously there are many, many sculptors not included here, and there is a severe lack of information on hundreds of sculptors/artists, due to records being lost, by war damage and ignorance. Many European founders and artists were Jewish and during the war years many simply vanished along with their records and history. There are a few publications available with knowledge of founders and sculptors - of which notable are: Art Deco and other Figures by Bryan Catley, Dictionary of Sculptors in Bronze by James Mackay, both available from the Antiques Collectors Club. On lit souvent que le cimeti. Ernst Deutsch, also known as Ernest Dorian (16 September 1890, Prague – 22 March 1969, Berlin), was an Austrian actor. In 1916, his performance as the protagonist. Recherche d'artistes par nom. Chiparus - Master of Art Deco by Alberto Shayo (Abbeyville Press), Bronzes, Sculptors and Founders by Berman (Schiffer Books), also by Schiffer - Art Deco Sculpture and Metalware by Alfred W. Edward and Art Deco Sculpture by Victor Arwas. Trained at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs Paris. 308: Total 823: Historique; Jeux olympiques d'. Worked with Selmersheim and Rapin and Dufrane, selling his items which included modernist furniture and lighting through La Maitrise and Saddler. He took over the firm of Sue et Mare in the late 1. Often worked in collaboration with his twin brother Jean who was the display manager for galleries Lafayette and their joint works were marked JJ Adnet. The following year he became a member of the German Academy of Arts. Subsequently he participated in the Berlin exhibitions, the Crystal Palace Exhibition in Munich and the Dusseldorf Arts Exhibition, mainly genre and allegorical figures. But Aladin item are top quality and they produced items such as - figural ink pots, ink stands, night lights, statues, flacons, perfume lamps and ashtrays. Alain also produced pieces designed by various designers and some of the statuary artists - Leyritz, Roser, Godard, Bever and Kelety to name a few. We do not know if it was a factory or a retail outlet for sure. Some of the pieces bear similarities to the works of Boulogne - Henri Delcourt and Alfred Renoleau pieces. But it is just speculation as to whether there was any connection, this is not helped by the fact that many companies copied each other or did similar themed pieces. Many pieces were unmarked, some marked Aladin or Aladin Luxe and also some marked AR. Aladdin items are now highly sought after worldwide. He exhibited at the Salon from 1. Jury from 1. 93. 4 onwards. Interesting to note that he used the pseudonym of Luc on his non bronze pieces. He was a pupil of Falguiere and exhibited his works at the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1. He was a French clock maker and is famous for producing one of the first battery operated clocks in the 1. He patented the classic form of pendulum which used a magnet and coils to impulse the pendulum. This is done by the current from the first coil switching a transistor which supplies a larger current to the second coil at the right moment. Lalique supplied some of the glass panels for some of his clocks. He used various materials to produce his clocks, marble, onyx, bakelite, wood and glass. Most of his clocks are very stylish and deco and although the batteries are no longer available to power them - a good clock man can usually do a conversion to a modern battery. Ato clocks are now highly sought after world wide. It was the custom at the time for companies with reputation to invite artists to create designs which then were to be cast. Studied at the National High School for Ceramics in Sevres in 1. Pate de Verre in 1. Salon des Artistes. Pate de verre consists of powdered glass molded and then fused by heat. Changed his name to his wife's maiden name in 1. Diplayed at most of the Paris Salons in the 1. His work is highly sought after today and fetches a high premium. Studied in Nancy and Paris - where he also exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais in 1. He was awarded a gold medal at the Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in 1. Nancy Pavilion. A Societaire of the Salon d'Automne, he exhibited at the Salon from 1. He specialised in busts, figures, animals and small groups. He also exhibited at the Nationale and became an associate in 1. Best known works were Piete Danseuse and Foal. He worked in bronze, spelter, terracotta and porcelain. Many of his works are on display in the Museums of Nancy and Epinal. In 1. 90. 7 he was working as an independent chemist when he accidentally discovered the compound of carbolic acid and formaldehyde. When he tried to reheat the solidified compound he discovered it would not melt, no matter how high the temperature. He was later able to trademark Bakelite as well as two other variations catalin and marblette which today are also referred to as bakelite. Bakelite was the first synthetic plastic. Because of its durability and beauty its uses seemed endless, and it grew in popularity very quickly. Everything from electrical plugs, car dashboards, early radios and ornate jewellery were made from bakelite. It could be produced in a wide array of colours, but most common were white, brown, green and red. Josephine Baker Baker, Josephine - Born 3 June 1. St. Louis, Missouri, USA and died on 1. April in Paris. Her birth name was Freda Josephine Mc. Donald. Her early life hinted at her future career. She first danced for the public on the streets of St. Louis for nickels and dimes. Later she became a chorus girl on the St. At age 1. 5 she married Pullman porter William Howard Baker, but left him when she ran away from St. Louis at age 1. 7, feeling there was too much racial discrimination in the city. She eventually made her way to Paris, France. Her first job in Paris was in . Her next significant job was at the Folies Bergere, where she was a member of the club's all- black revue. It was there, in 1. She quickly became a favourite of the French, and her fame grew, but she had many ups and downs during her career. Although popular in France, during the . Joseph Mc. Carthy (R- WI), she was falsely accused of being a Communist and informed that she was no longer welcome in the US (in 1. American citizenship, utterly disgusted by the blatant and official racism against blacks, and became a French citizen). In the late 1. 96. Grace Kelly, who by that time had married Prince Rainier of Monaco and was now known as Princess Grace of Monaco, offered her a home in Monaco when she learned of Josephine's financial problems. At the request of Princess Grace, Josephine performed at Monaco's summer ball in 1. That same year she staged a week of performances in New York City and called the show . She had just begun a Paris revue celebrating her half- century on the stage when on April 1. She died without regaining consciousness. Her funeral was held in Paris, and she was buried in Monaco. It would appear that Molins and Balleste are one and the same artist and he would use either Molins or Balleste to sign his pieces. Some same figures are signed Molins whilst the other is signed Balleste. Often signed his name as BAL. Famous for his theatrical and genre groups and figural lighting. Also made many sculptures using wood as the medium. His first exhibition was in 1. He illustrated books for adults and children, costumes for the theatre, ballet, cinema and fashion magazines and calendars. He was a member of the Societe des Artistes Decorateurs and also designed jewellery, glass, fabric and wall paper. He was also a writer and wrote essays for the Gazette du Bon Ton between 1. He lived a short life and died in 1. The Massier company started in 1. It was famous for its metallic lustre glazes. Barol was the founder of the BACS ceramics company in Cannes, where they perfected a new technique for applying high fired enamel (cloisonne) to metallic luster glazed items. He left Bacs in 1. Monteries producing similar wares. He rejoined Bacs in 1. He produced items from rare woods, ivory macassar, mother- of pearl, horn and semi- precious stone, and collaborated with Montagnac and Ruhlmann on several pieces shown at the 1. Paris Exposition. He was later made the director of Sevres porcelain company where he produced among other things a Robj style flacon series of bottles of sportsmen which are now highly sought after and very rare. Its members included engineers, designers, painters, sculptors and architects, who sought to relate form to function and aesthetic qualities to the demands of machine production, producing good quality household items mainly art deco in design. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1. Widely respected during his lifetime and President of the Royal Society of British Sculptors for many years, he was well known for his enthusiasm for public sculpture and for a close association between sculpture and architecture. As a result, work by Bayes can be seen in many parts of Britain, in France, Switzerland and Australia but he was above all a London sculptor. Major works by him to be seen in London include the Queen of Time clock above the main entrance to Selfridges in Oxford Street, the frieze on the Saville Theatre (now a cinema), in Shaftesbury Avenue and the large panel outside Lord. Most notably, the frieze on Doulton House on the Albert Embankment, the building being completed in 1. Other examples of his work are at the BBC, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Merchant Taylors' Hall, the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade and the Law Society. In addition, Bayes carried out many commissions for private clients, in wood, ivory, bronze, stone and concrete, as well as in ceramic. By far the greatest Art Deco sculptor in Britain, Bayes developed a characteristic style that is now highly evocative of its period. He was also responsible for more public sculpture between the wars than any other artist working in Britain, and so it is entirely fitting that his greatest, and most decorative, work should be on permanent display at the Victoria and Albert Museum. He spent his childhood in Chile, where his father taught Fine Arts in Santiago. He studied in Paris in 1.
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