Max Blondat (1872-1925)
'Bébé au Maillot'

Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris|6 February 2025, 12:00 CET|Paris, The Grand Palais Historique

Max Blondat (1872-1925)'Bébé au Maillot'

Mascot, lost-wax cast in silvered bronze with the stamp M.B of Max Blondat and that of the foundry "C.Valsuani, cire perdue", circa 1925.
12,5 cm

Max Blondat, the French sculptor (1872-1925), studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1892, where he discovered Art Nouveau and the Decorative arts in which he excelled. In 1906 he became one of the founding members of the Society of French Decorative Arts. He participated in the First World War and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1916. He died in Paris in 1925.
Blondat worked in wood, stone, terracotta, glass and bronze. He specialised in the creation of small-scale pieces such as automobile radiator caps.

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Max Blondat (1872-1925)
Bébé au maillot
Mascotte en bronze argenté à la cire perdue.
Porte le cachet M. B de Max Blondat et celui du fondeur "C. Valsuani, cire perdue", circa 1925.
12,5 cm

Max Blondat, sculpteur français (1872-1925), entré à l'école des Beaux-Arts de Paris en 1892, il y découvre l'Art Nouveau et les Arts Décoratifs dans lequel il excelle. Puis il devient un des membres fondateurs de la société des Arts Décoratifs Français en 1906. Il s'engage dans la Première Guerre Mondiale et reçoit la Croix de Guerre en 1916. Il s'éteint en 1925 à Paris.
Il a travaillé le bois, la pierre, la terre cuite, le verre et le bronze. Spécialisé dans la création d'objets de petite taille tels que les bouchons de radiateur automobile.

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