Agathon Léonard

"Dancer with the scarf" lamp

around 1905

"Dancer with a tambourine" by Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923) Rare sculpture made in gilded bronze Signed on the dress "A. Léonard Sclp" Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp) Stamped with a foundry reference letter "M" France circa 1905 height 57 cm Biography: Léonard Agathon Van Weydeveldt, said Agathon Léonard (1841-1923) was a sculptor of Belgian origin naturalized French. After studying art at the Lille Academy of Fine Arts and then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Agathon Léonard settled in Paris for a long time, where after having exhibited at the Salon of 1868, he joined the Society of French artists in 1887, then to the National Society of Fine Arts in 1897. Very involved in the artistic movement of the Art Nouveau style, he exhibited many pieces (medallions, bronze statuettes and ceramics) finely worked. Following an order from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, dating from 1898, Agathon Léonard exhibited at the Universal Exhibition of 1900 in Paris his famous table centerpiece "Game of the scarf" in porcelain biscuit, composed of fifteen statuettes representing dancers with pleated dresses reminiscent of Loïe Fuller's choreographies or Neo-Greek dancers...

Dancer with platform shoes by Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923) Sculpture made in gilded bronze Signed on the dress "A. Léonard Sclp" Cast by " Susse Frères éditeurs Paris " (with the fo...

Dancer with platform shoes by Agathon LÉONARD (1841–1923) Sculpture made in gilded bronze Signed on the dress "A. Léonard Sclp" Cast by Susse Frères (with founder stamp) Stamped wit...

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