Charles Despiau (1874-1946) - Lot 125

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Charles Despiau (1874-1946) - Lot 125
Charles Despiau (1874-1946) Head of Mrs. Charles Lindbergh (Anne Spencer Morrow) 1939 State plaster with covers by the artist Signed on the base of the neck on the back "Ch. Despiau" 59 x 20 x 20 cm This plaster could be the original model of the final state. It may be the copy that belonged to the Dunoyer de Segonzac collection. Bibliography Elisabeth Lebon, Charles Despiau (1874-1946) - Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre sculpté, 1995, cat. n°137-7P. Other copies: - Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (AMS.122) - Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne (AM.1309S) - France, Goutal collection Charles Despiau moved to Paris in 1891 to attend the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. He then joined the studio of sculptor Louis-Ernest Barrias at the École des Beaux-Arts. From the 1900s, Despiau was particularly interested in portraiture. In 1907, Auguste Rodin invited him to work with him, which Despiau accepted. From 1901, Despiau was a member of the "Bande à Schnegg", a group of sculptors founded by brothers Lucien and Gaston Schnegg, including Antoine Bourdelle, Robert Wlérick, François Pompon, Charles Malfray, Jane Poupelet and Yvonne Serruys. Despiau is mobilized for the First World War. On his return from the war, Despiau lived in extreme poverty. Thanks to his friends André Derain, Maurice Vlaminck and André Dunoyer de Segonzac, he regained a regular income. In 1923, he took part in the creation of the Salon des Tuileries with Bourdelle, Maillol and members of the Schnegg gang. In 1968, a Despiau-Wlérick museum opened in his native Mont-de-Marsan.
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