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French Art Deco Bust of Jean Mermoz, Aviator - Cast in Bronze by Lucien Gibert

About the Item

This striking profile, classically heroic, yet distinctly French, courageous and reserved, belongs to the famed early French aviator Jean Mermoz. A French Air Force and commercial pilot, friend and icon to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Mermoz was known for skilled and daring flights across Europe, Africa and South America before his disappearance during a flight across the South Atlantic in 1936. A symbol of pioneering French character, Mermoz was the perfect subject for this dramatic bronze bust by master sculptor Lucien Gibert, a modern ideal with a powerful presence and and stirring, poised interiority that exhibits Gibert’s key influences in Aristide Maillol and Charles Despiau.
  • Creator:
    Lucien Gibert (Sculptor)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.66 in (55 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)Depth: 10.24 in (26 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1930s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2102336692462
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