Marcel DAMBOISE (1903-1992) - Lot 259

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Marcel DAMBOISE (1903-1992) - Lot 259
Marcel DAMBOISE (1903-1992) Medallion of Professor Pierre-Paul Grassé, 1977-1978 Terra cotta Signed and dated (under the neck) : Damboise 1978 Inscription (on the rim, top, in relief) : PIERRE-PAUL GRASSE D. 24 cm Inv. MD-S-134-12 Provenance: Artist's studio, by descent Marcel Damboise probably met Professor Pierre-Paul Grassé (1895-1985) through his sculptor friends from the Académie, during an event at the Institut. Grassé, an eminent zoologist, has been an academician since 1948. Marcel Damboise executed his portrait in medallion and bust: a bronze proof of the bust is probably in the family of the scientist.
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