Roger Godchaux (1878-1958) - Lot 224

Roger Godchaux (1878-1958) Lioness turning Bronze with green-brown patina Signed "Roger Godchaux" on the terrace Bears the circular insert and the founder's mark "Susse Frs Edts Paris". Marked "cire perdue H. 14 cm x terrace W. 25.3 x D. 11 cm Roger Godchaux studied under Jules Adler and later Jean-Léon Gérôme. In 1925, the Jury of the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes awarded him the silver medal. When he died in 1958 at the age of 80, he had spent more than fifty years of his life depicting animals in all the attitudes observed in everyday life. Related literature : Jean Dunand, Xavier Eeckhout, Sophie Fourny-Dargère, Roger Godchaux : l'œuvre complet, Dijon, édition Faton, 2021, model number F25, p. 90.