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Paul SILVESTRE (1884-1976).
Seated Young Faun. Trapezoidal base.
Paris, circa 1935.
Bronze with a brown patina nuanced with dark green.
Signed in cursive script on the side. Foundry mark: Susse Frères.
Height: 10 cm. Width: 9.5 cm. Depth: 5 cm.
Paul Silvestre was born in Toulouse, where his father was a carpenter. In 1905, he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, studying in the workshops of Antonin Mercié and Antonin Carles.
Winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1912, he exhibited regularly from 1921 at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he won a gold medal in 1930. He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1906.
Bibliography: P. Cadet, Susse Frères 150 Years of Sculpture 1837-1987.
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