JEAN-CLAUDE DE SAINT-MARCEAUX (1902-1979) (JEAN-CLAUDE BAUGNIES DE SAINT-MARCEAUX, DIT) - MEMBER OF THE GROUPE DES DOUZE Colin de Californie, a proof (possibly ours) exhibited at the Galerie Edgar Brandt on the occasion of the Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Paris, 1930 Proof in brown-black patinated bronze. Early edition. Signed B. St-MARCEAUX on the terrace. Height: 19.5cm Terrace: 10.5x10.5cm Provenance: Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine: Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Exhibition: Salon de 1930: Exposition des artistes animaliers - Galerie Edgar Brandt, Paris, November 25 to December 25, 1930. A bronze proof of a California Colin (possibly ours) presented at this show (N°108). Bibliography: - Exposition des Artistes Animaliers - Catalogue de l'exposition organisée à l'occasion du Salon National des Artistes Animaliers à la Galerie Edgar Brandt, Paris (November 25 - December 25, 1930), Éditions de la galerie, Paris, 1930. A bronze proof of a California Colin (possibly ours) referenced under number 108 in the catalog and quoted on page 11. - Jean-Charles Hachet - Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & des fondeurs de l'antiquité à nos jours, volume 1 - Éditions Argus Valentine's, Luxembourg, 2005. A California Colin cited among the artist's achievements, page 598. Related literature: - Les Echos des Industries d'Art - N°55, February 1930. A bronze Monkey by Jean-Claude de Saint-Marceaux reproduced on page 18. - Mobilier et Décoration - December 1932. A Tapir by Jean-Claude de Saint-Marceaux reproduced on page 542.