LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCE - Lot 106

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LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCE - Lot 106
LOUIS LEYGUE (1905-1992) - COLLECTION FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCEVILLE (DAUGHTER OF THE ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHER) Orphée, [1960], proof numbered 1/6 Sculpture. Bronze proof with nuanced brown patina. Lost-wax casting. Signed Louis LEYGUE in front on the right-hand side; numbered 1/6 and stamped E. GODARD Cire Perdue towards the base at the back. Height: 69cm Provenance: - Atelier Louis Leygue. - Former collection of Docteur Paulette Letarte. 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. Related exhibitions and works: - Louis Leygue, sculptures et dessins - Paris, Musée Rodin, 1974. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model, exhibited at this event (no. 41). - Louis Leygue à la Monnaie de Paris: sculptures, intégrale des médailles, dessins - Paris, Musée de la monnaie, from November 1978 to February 1979. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model exhibited at this event (no. 202). - 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. - Louis Leygue (1905-1992), sculptures d'atelier - Paris, Galerie France A. de Forceville, year 2014. Our work exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Louis Leygue, sculptures et dessins - Catalogue de l'exposition organisée en 1974 au Musée Rodin, Paris, Éditions Musée Rodin, Paris, 1974. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model referenced and reproduced under catalog no. 41, 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. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model, catalog number 202, reproduced on page 76. - Pierre Cruège - Louis Leygue, sculpteur - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2000. Our sculpture model referenced under number 195 in the catalog raisonné; our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, reproduced on page 133. - Christophe Richard - Louis Leygue, sculpteur, 1905-1992 - Catalogue de l'exposition organisée a, Musée Despiau-Wlérick, Mont-de-Marsan (4 octobre 2008 - 9 février 2009), Éditions Musées de Mont-de-Marsan, 2008. Our work, or another bronze proof of our sculpture model, reproduced on page 19. - Louis Leygue (1905-1992), sculptures d'atelier - Catalogue of the exhibition organized by Galerie France A. de Forceville, Paris, 2014. Our work reproduced on page 23. 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 frequented 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 to be found in his monumental work, notably in his Mémorial aux Déportés de l'Ain (1949) and his Monument au prisonnier politique inconnu (1953), in which a profoundly humanist approach is also asserted. A former deportee, Leygue's drawings and sculptures are true vectors for the expression of the human soul. It was in the context of occupied France that the artist met Pierre Cruège (1913-2003), his future biographer and close friend, at the home of their mutual friend Robert Cami (1900-1975) - another Grand Prix de Rome winner. A frequent visitor to his studio, Cruège is particularly
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