Georges Lucien GUYOT (1885-1973) - Lot 267

Georges Lucien GUYOT (1885-1973) "Two panthers" commonly known as "La Caresse" also known as "L'Accolade", the model designed circa [1932-1933], print numbered 2. Sculpted group. Bronze proof with brown patina shaded with antique green. Lost-wax casting. Early ante mortem edition. Signed G. GUYOT on the right front of the terrace, inscribed SUSSE Frs Edrs Paris and Cire perdue on the left of the terrace, circular stamp SUSSE Frères Éditeurs Paris, number 2 and Bronze stamp on the rear of the terrace. Height: 37.5 cm - Length: 41.5 cm - Width: 24.6 cm. Provenance : - Collection X., Gironde. - Work descended from its predecessor. Related exhibitions and works : - Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles - Plateau du Heysel, Brussels, April 27-November 25, 1935. Another proof of our sculpture model was exhibited at this event, as part of the set for Une chambre de jeune fille by Eugène Printz. - Georges-Lucien Guyot (1885-1973) - Galerie Dumonteil, Paris, May 28 - June 30, 1997. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model, catalog number 25, exhibited at this event. Bibliography and related works: - Pierre M. Dumonteil - Georges-Lucien Guyot, 1885-1973 : dessins - paintings - sculptures - Catalogue of the retrospective exhibition to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the "Taureau de l'Aubrac", Laguiole, 1997. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model, referenced under catalog number 25, quoted on page 23 and reproduced on page 2. - 100 sculptures animalières - Bugatti, Pompon, Giacometti - Catalogue of the exhibition organized at the Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt, April 13 - October 28, 2012, Éditions Somogy, Paris, 2012. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model, entitled Couple de panthères, reproduced on page 54. - Expo] Guyot - Catalogue of the exhibition organized by Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud, Paris, June 10 - July 17, 2021. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model reproduced on pages 18 and 19.