Raoul LAMOURDEDIEU (1877-1953) - The ploughman - Harvesting beet

Bronze proof with antique green patina
Cire perdue by the Montagutelli Foundry in Paris - Stamped on the back
Signed in wax: Raoul Lamourdedieu”.
Marked “Cire Perdue” on the front terrace
Circa 1900/1910

Dimensions
Height: 29.5 cm
Width: 19 cm - Depth: 28 cm



Biography

Born in Fauguerolles on February 2, 1887 - Died in Pierrefonds on May 8, 1953.
Sculptor - Medalist

He entered the École des Beaux Arts in Bordeaux in 1894, and at the same time took up woodcarving.
He continued his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris in the workshops of Alexandre Falguière and Alexandre Charpentier.

In 1900, he produced sculptures for the decoration of the Grand Palais in Paris.

Initially influenced by Auguste Rodin, Lamourdedieu's work later moved towards the style of Antoine Bourdelle and Aristide Maillol, in the figurative tradition.

From 1907, he exhibited at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He presented his work at various exhibitions until 1930, when he became a professor at the École des Beaux Arts.
However, he did not give up his sculpture.

In 1937, he took part in the major project for the Palais de Tokyo, for which he created a stone figure of a bather, and the Musée d'Art Moderne.

In 1941, he published his “Traité de la sculpture taillée”, still in print today.