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René Andrei
Icarus

circa 1930

$10,570.99
£7,824.27
€8,800
CA$14,467.20
A$15,753.40
CHF 8,334.38
MX$189,980.05
NOK 106,041.87
SEK 96,944.58
DKK 67,036.49

About the Item

Icarus by René ANDREI (1906-1987) A bronze sculpture with a greenish brown patina signed "R. Andrei" on the base cast by "Susse Frs Edts Paris" (with the stamp and the foundry mark used for "Susse Frères Editeurs Paris") France around 1930 height 52,5 cm width 47,5 cm depth 14,4 cm Biography : René Jean Louis Andrei (1906-1987) called René Andrei, was a French sculptor and engraver. Son of a Parisian craftsman and sculptor, he began in 1920 to attend the studio of Louis Aimé Lejeune and the academies of drawing of Montparnasse. In 1925, he received an honorable mention at the Salon of the French artists. In 1926, he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Andrei won a grand prize in 1937. He made many official commissions, delivering monumental works for Mont-Valérien ("Siena", high relief of the Memorial of France fighters), La Ciotat or Le Havre.
  • Creator:
    René Andrei (1906 - 1987, French)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1930
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.67 in (52.5 cm)Width: 18.71 in (47.5 cm)Depth: 5.67 in (14.4 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    PARIS, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: N.80961stDibs: LU2514217423052

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