The Passion of Collecting Academic Nudes

Join me as we explore my collection of Academic Nudes from the 18th, 19th, and Early 20th Centuries and serendipitous finds in the Museum, Art Auction, and Gallery world......examples from the Golden Age of the European Academie


Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Jean De Roncourt - Monumental Bronze - Male Nude


Several weeks ago I posted photographs of a large French Bronze I have (above) and at that time I had no idea who the artist was. Tonight I was browsing past auction results on a Hungarian Auction Site I visit on occasion and low and behold up pops the sculpture listed below (1st photograph). The similarity to my bronze was unmistakable. I had solved the mystery of who created my bronze. Jean De Roncourt was probably France's most famous sculptor in the 1920's - 30's. I guess even a blind pig can find an acorn sometimes. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any biographical information on De Roncourt but I will keep looking.

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Here are additional examples of De Roncourt's sculptures:

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