Victor DEMANET (1895–1964) - Lot 102

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Victor DEMANET (1895–1964) - Lot 102
Victor DEMANET (1895–1964) Portrait of a Man Bronze cast with a brown-green patina. Signed “V Demanet” on the back of the neck. Bears the “BRONZE FRANCE” hallmark beneath the signature. Height: 21.2 cm On a cubic pedestal (height: 10 cm). Provenance: - D. Collection, from a private mansion on the Right Bank. A Belgian sculptor, Victor Demanet trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Namur between 1916 and 1919 and was a student of Désiré Hubin. In the early 1920s, he moved to Paris. While working as an antique dealer, he became a member of the Salon des Artistes Français. He discovered the works of Rude, Carpeaux, and Rodin, but was particularly influenced by the social art of Aimé-Jules Dalou and Constantin Meunier. Very active in monumental public sculpture in Wallonia and in medal art, he also produced numerous portraits. Expert: Alexandre LACROIX & Élodie JEANNEST DE GYVÈS | LACROIX-JEANNEST Gallery
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