Susse Fondeur Animal Sculptures

A fluid and beautifly captured model of Doe & Faun, the freshness of the md it was captured from is self-evident with a nearly total absence of any notable cd-toing throughout the surfaces. The signature is sharp and raised like Bitter's stylus has only just shaped the surrounding waxes the model was cast from. Edited by the house of Susse and cast with the lost-wax method. Ary Jean Léon Bitter Born in Marseilles, France on May 29th of 1883, Ary Jean Léon Bitter began his studies under the guidance of Emile Aldebert at the Marseille Beaux Arts in 1895 and later under Jes Coutant. He left Marseilles for Paris where he joined the studio of scptor Louis-Ernest Barrias and in 1906 was admitted into Éce Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. There he received honourable mention for his exhibit of l'Enfant au chevreau in 1910. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français between 1912 and 1939, receiving a bronze medal in 1913, a silver medal in 1921 and a gd medal in 1924. He was distinguished with the classification of "hors-concours", allowing him to enter exhibition without jury approval and was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1932. He also achieved a final gd medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1937. Many of his smaller works were cast by Susse Freres, the renowned Parisian foundry with whom he claborated to produce several limited editions. Bitter specialized in the scpture of animals, but he had great breadth to his work and produced a varied body of scpture in the Art Nouveau taste with groups of figures combined with animals. Artist Listings...

Exhibited at the Salon of 1883 in wax as no. 4173, Coq Français Chantant was initially acquired for the Petit-Palais des Champs-Elysées. While Auguste Cain was an accomplished founde...

A beautiful limited edition 3/8 bronze of a stylized Bulls head. Cast by the Susse Fondeur Paris, a centuries old family business, still in production today although no longer owned ...