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Born | Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier 29 January 1891 |
Died | 6 June 1973 | (aged 82)
Burial place | Fontenay-lès-Briis |
Other names | Artus, M. Le Verrier |
Education | École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève |
Spouse | Jeanne Hubrecht |
Children | 2 |
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Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier, known more commonly as Max Le Verrier, also known by the pseudonym Artus (1891–1973) was a French sculptor. [1] [2] He was known for being a pioneer within the Parisian Art Deco movement, creating decorative art objects often made in bronze as well as historical sculptures. [3]
Max Le Verrier was born on 29 January 1891 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France to a French father that was a goldsmith and jeweler, and a mother from Belgium. [3] His parents separated when he was a child and he spent a lot of time in boarding schools. He served as a pilot in the French Army during World War I. [3]
Le Verrier attended Geneva University of Art and Design (formerly École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève), studying under Marcel Bouraine and Pierre Le Faguays. [3] He returned to Paris by 1919. [3]
In 1925, he showed his work at the Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris, where he won a gold metal. [3] His first popular sculpture was a pelican in 1925. [4] In 1921, Le Verrier married Jeanne Hubrecht, together they had two children. In the early 1920s, he inherited a small metal foundry and by 1926 he started making decorative objects in his own workshop. [3]
During World War II, Le Verrier's house was used as a dead drop for the Resistance. He was arrested in 1944 for his connection to the resistance against Nazis. [3] He was able to reopen studio after the war. [3]
His workshop was located at 30 rue Deparcieux, and he had a small shop located at 100 rue du Théâtre in Paris. [1] Le Verrier's studio created bronze lamps, ashtrays, bookends, desk sets, and hood ornaments; often featuring nude women or animals in an Art Deco style. [3] He used a few different patina styles, included the notable "greenie" style, and often mounted them on Italian marble bases. [3] Besides bronze, he also worked with ivory, zinc, terracotta, and ceramics. He also cast work for other sculptors, including Pierre Le Faguays, [4] Marcel Bouraine, [4] André Vincent Becquerel , [1] and Jules Edmont Masson. [1]
Le Verrier died on 6 June 1973 in Paris.
His work can be found in public museum collections, including at the Musée d'Orsay. [5] Le Verrier's great grandson Damien Blanchet continued to produce his sculptures after his death, under the name Maison Max Le Verrier. [1]
Max Le Verrier | |
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Born | Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier 29 January 1891 |
Died | 6 June 1973 | (aged 82)
Burial place | Fontenay-lès-Briis |
Other names | Artus, M. Le Verrier |
Education | École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève |
Spouse | Jeanne Hubrecht |
Children | 2 |
Signature | |
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Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier, known more commonly as Max Le Verrier, also known by the pseudonym Artus (1891–1973) was a French sculptor. [1] [2] He was known for being a pioneer within the Parisian Art Deco movement, creating decorative art objects often made in bronze as well as historical sculptures. [3]
Max Le Verrier was born on 29 January 1891 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France to a French father that was a goldsmith and jeweler, and a mother from Belgium. [3] His parents separated when he was a child and he spent a lot of time in boarding schools. He served as a pilot in the French Army during World War I. [3]
Le Verrier attended Geneva University of Art and Design (formerly École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève), studying under Marcel Bouraine and Pierre Le Faguays. [3] He returned to Paris by 1919. [3]
In 1925, he showed his work at the Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris, where he won a gold metal. [3] His first popular sculpture was a pelican in 1925. [4] In 1921, Le Verrier married Jeanne Hubrecht, together they had two children. In the early 1920s, he inherited a small metal foundry and by 1926 he started making decorative objects in his own workshop. [3]
During World War II, Le Verrier's house was used as a dead drop for the Resistance. He was arrested in 1944 for his connection to the resistance against Nazis. [3] He was able to reopen studio after the war. [3]
His workshop was located at 30 rue Deparcieux, and he had a small shop located at 100 rue du Théâtre in Paris. [1] Le Verrier's studio created bronze lamps, ashtrays, bookends, desk sets, and hood ornaments; often featuring nude women or animals in an Art Deco style. [3] He used a few different patina styles, included the notable "greenie" style, and often mounted them on Italian marble bases. [3] Besides bronze, he also worked with ivory, zinc, terracotta, and ceramics. He also cast work for other sculptors, including Pierre Le Faguays, [4] Marcel Bouraine, [4] André Vincent Becquerel , [1] and Jules Edmont Masson. [1]
Le Verrier died on 6 June 1973 in Paris.
His work can be found in public museum collections, including at the Musée d'Orsay. [5] Le Verrier's great grandson Damien Blanchet continued to produce his sculptures after his death, under the name Maison Max Le Verrier. [1]