Marie-Jo BOURRON (1931-2012). Woman , bronze

Green patina bronze proof. Signed and numbered
Sculpture by Marie-Josèphe BOURRON , (1931-2021), Bronze - Nude squatting woman.
Signed "MJ BOURRON, 2/8", and numbered "____".
Fine condition, beautiful patina.
Eight originals were printed, numbered from 1 to 8. We have here n° /8.
The number____ is the inventory number of the original and subsequent prints, given by MJB and carefully noted in his notebooks.
We have three other works by this artist for sale on this site.
Marie-Jo Bourron is a French sculptor who lived at 13 quai de la monnaie in Bordeaux between 1962 and 1965. Her friend François Soubeyran, one of the four members of the Frères Jacques, a singer as well as a potter, introduced her to working with clay.
Marie-Jo Bourron enrolled in evening classes at the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1968, where she studied with Étienne-Martin from 1972 to 1978, acquiring mastery of modelling and the secrets of moulding. At Cardot's studio, she trained in stonework, and at Perrin's in metalwork. She exhibited for the first time in 1974 at the Salon des Artistes Indépendants de la Ville de Paris. She went on to win numerous awards, exhibiting almost every year in France, the United States, Germany and Switzerland, both individually and in groups, notably in 1988 in Chicago as part of a duo at the Galerie Jacques Baruch with photographer Lucien Clergue and painter Sacha Chimkevitch.
Drawing on Rodin's gesture and mastery, Marie-Jo Bourron worked with a freedom and modernity of expression that give her work a unique aspect. She was a complete artist. Tackling classic materials such as bronze and marble, she renewed her repertoire by using original plasters that she patinated, cast or molded resins, other composites and, finally, clay. The latter is her preferred medium.
Marie-Jo Bourron is directly inspired by Camille Claudel. Like the latter, she is one of the few women to sculpt, and also pursues her quest for realism. Marie-Jo gives her nudes a similar touch, working on poses and patinas. She brings a bold newness to them.
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