Georges-Lucien GUYOT (1885-1973) - Bear and cubs

The work presented here is an original edition from the artist's lifetime in bronze from the 1960s.

“Bear and cubs

Very fine edition in bronze with a dark slate patina after the original 1962 plaster.
Cire perdue by Susse Frères édts Paris, marked on the back of the naturalistic terrace
Stamped on the back, stamped “Bronze” and numbered 6
Signed “Guyot” on the front left
Circa 1962/67

Height : 48 cm
Length : 37 cm. - Depth: 41 cm

Biography:
Georges Guyot (1885-1973) devoted his entire career to animal sculpture. Throughout his life, he patiently studied and observed animals, capturing their familiar attitudes in his sculptures, as well as in his paintings and medals.
Tirelessly roaming the aisles of the Jardin des Plantes and the Muséum, he never ceased to perfect his knowledge of animal anatomy and posture.

Georges Guyot began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in the 1900s. After the First World War, he exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants from 1920 and became a member of the Salon d'Automne in 1925.
He also exhibited at the Salon des Tuileries and the Salon des Animaliers.
He was a member of the “Groupe des Douze”, created on Pompon's initiative at the Jardin des Plantes.

His best-known works include the “Grand Ours” in the Jardin des Plantes, his “Deux Gorilles assis” in the Palais de la Découverte and his bronze group “Cheval et Chiens”, which adorns the large pool at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris.