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Max Le Verrier
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| Born | Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier January 29, 1891 |
| Died | June 6, 1973 (aged 82) |
| Burial place | Fontenay-lès-Briis |
| Other names | Artus, M. Le Verrier |
| Education | Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Genève |
| Spouse(s) | 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]
Biography[edit]
Max Le Verrier was born 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 in World War I.[3]
Le Verrier attended Haute École d'art et de design Genève (formally Ecole des Beaux-Arts de 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 Nazi resistance.[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 casted work for other sculptors, including Pierre Le Faguays,[4] Marcel Bouraine,[4] André Vincent Becquerel,[1] and Jules Edmont Masson.[1]
Death and legacy[edit]
Le Verrier died on June 6, 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 produced his sculptures after his death, under the name Masion Max Le Verrier.[1]
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