AFTER A DRAWING BY MATHURIN MÉHEUT (1882-1958) & ANDRÉ JUDE (BORN IN 1970) SCULPTOR (DESCENDANT OF MATHURIN MÉHEUT) & SERGE CORDY FOUNDERLangouste , after a drawing circa [1909], the model conceived circa [2000], from an edition of 8 . Signed JUDE. H. 25 cmHistory : Drawn in 1910 by Mathurin Méheut, the lobster knocker project was never transposed into a sculpture during the famous designer's lifetime. It was not until the year 2000 that one of his descendants, André Jude, a sculptor, made a three-dimensional work of art of it, and then published bronze prints (in a very small number of copies) executed by the art foundry of Serge Cordy, now deceased. Bibliography : - Art et Décoration - N° of January, 1910. The drawing by Mathurin Méheut is reproduced on page 17. - Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons 1895-1914- Volume V : Objets d'art & Metalware - Edition Antique Collectors' Club, 1998. The drawing by Mathurin Méheut reproduced on page 409.