LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCE - Lot 76

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LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCE - Lot 76
LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCEVILLE (DAUGHTER OF THE ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHER) Le Grand Joueur d'olifant, [1944], the only proof to date, numbered 1/8 Monumental sculpture. Proof in patinated plaster. SignedLEYGUE and numbered 1/8 on the back. Height: 207cm Provenance: - Atelier Louis Leygue. - Former Pierre Cruège Collection. - France Cruège de Forceville; daughter of Pierre Cruège, designer, interior architect, close friend and author of the catalog raisonné of the sculptor's work. France Cruège de Forceville is the author of numerous publications and curator of exhibitions, a recognized specialist, CNE expert and collector. Important information: Of this sculpture Le Grand Joueur d'olifant by Louis Leygue, only one proof was made from the studio plaster, which is now damaged. Public collection and related work: Musées de Vendôme and Atelier Louis Leygue - A plaster reduction (h. 47cm) of our sculpture model is preserved in the collections of this institution under inventory number 1985.4.89. Related exhibitions and works: La sculpture en France de Rodin à nos jours - Paris, Maison de la Pensée Française, July-August 1949. Our work, or another plaster proof of our sculpture model, exhibited at this event. - Louis Leygue - Bourg-en-Bresse, Musée de Brou, October 1 - November 28, 1993. Another, smaller plaster proof of our sculpture model, exhibited at this event (no. 5). - Louis Leygue (1905-1992), sculptures d'atelier - Paris, Galerie France A. de Forceville, 2014. Our work exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Art et Industrie - N° XVI d'octobre 1949. Our work (or the studio plaster) reproduced on page 21. - Louis Leygue - Donation 1986 et œuvres vendômoises - Éditions Musée de Vendôme, 1992. A plaster reduction (h. 47cm) of our sculpture model reproduced in the book, unpaginated. - Pierre Cruège - Louis Leygue, sculpteur - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2000. Our work, referenced as number 26 in the catalog raisonné, reproduced on pages 4, 5, 75 and 82. - Louis Leygue (1905-1992), sculptures d'atelier - Catalogue of the exhibition held at Galerie France A. de Forceville, Paris, 2014. Our work reproduced on page 11. - France Cruège de Forceville - Pierre Cruège, architecte d'intérieur et créateur du XXe siècle - In Fine éditions d'art, Paris, 2023. Our work reproduced on page 35.
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