LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCE - Lot 105

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LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCE - Lot 105
LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCEVILLE (DAUGHTER OF THE ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHER) Lad à l'entraînement, also known as Lad à la promenade, [1953], print numbered 5/8 Sculpture. Black patina bronze proof. Presented on a non-original wooden base. Signed Louis LEYGUE, and numbered 5/8 on the terrace and stamped SUSSE Fondeur Édtrs on the edge of the terrace at the back. Bronze only: 42.5 x 50 x 14 cm Provenance: 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. Public collection and related works: Musées de Vendôme and Atelier Louis Leygue - Another bronze proof of our sculpture model is kept in the collections of this institution under inventory number 1985.4.33. Related exhibitions and works : - Louis Leygue, sculptures et dessins - Paris, Musée Rodin, 1974. Our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, exhibited at this event (no. 27). - Louis Leygue à la Monnaie de Paris : sculptures, intégrale des médailles, dessins - Paris, Musée de la monnaie, November 1978 to February 1979. Our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, exhibited at this event (no. 119). - Louis Leygue, sculpteur, 1905-1992 - Mont-de-Marsan, Musée Despiau-Wlérick, October 4, 2008 to February 9, 2009. Our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Louis Leygue, 1905 - Documentation compiled by Renée Moutard-Uldry" in Documents - N° 14 of 1960. Our sculpture model quoted on page 10. - Louis Leygue, sculptures et dessins - Catalogue of the 1974 exhibition at the Musée Rodin, Paris, Éditions Musée Rodin, Paris, 1974. Our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, referenced and reproduced under catalog no. 27, unpaginated. - Yvonne Goldenberg (dir.) - Louis Leygue à la Monnaie de Paris : sculptures, intégrale des médailles, dessins - Catalogue de l'exposition organisée au Musée de la monnaie, Paris (novembre 1978 - février 1979), Éditions du musée, Paris, 1978. Our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, referenced under number 119 in the catalog, reproduced on page 60. - Louis Leygue - Donation 1986 et œuvres vendômoises - Éditions Musée de Vendôme, 1992. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model, reproduced in the book, unpaginated. - Pierre Cruège - Louis Leygue, sculpteur - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2000. Our sculpture model referenced under number 176 in the catalog raisonné; our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, reproduced on page 126. - Christophe Richard - Louis Leygue, sculpteur, 1905-1992 - Catalogue of the exhibition organized at Musée Despiau-Wlérick, Mont-de-Marsan (October 4, 2008 - February 9, 2009), Éditions Musées de Mont-de-Marsan, 2008. Our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, reproduced on page 16. Louis Leygue (1905-1992) Gifted with artistic aptitude from an early age, Louis Leygue began his training at the École Germain-Pilon with Robert Wlérick (1882-1944), before moving on to the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and then the Beaux-Arts de Paris, where he attended the studios of Jules Coutan (1848-1939) and Paul Landowski (1875-1961). His exceptional mastery was recognized in 1931 when, at just 26, he was unanimously awarded the Grand Prix de Rome - a distinction that paved the way for numerous public commissions. However, far from taking the easy way out, Leygue's talent was always at the service of his thoughts and his constantly evolving work. Inspired by the sculptural revival inherited from Rodin and by Cubist theories, he infuses his creations with a subtle dialogue between solids and voids. His figurative subjects, both human and animal, demonstrate this - particularly his equine subjects, which take center stage. In both his drawings and his sculptures, he develops an in-depth approach in which light and movement emerge from a complex process of cutting shapes. This "cubist preoccupation" is also reflected in his monumental works, notably his Mémorial aux Déportés de l'Ain (1949) and his Monument au prisonnier politique inconnu (1953), which also assert a profoundly humanist approach. A former deportee, Leygue's drawings and sculptures are true vectors for the expression of the human soul. It was in the
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