Étienne MARTIN (1913-1995) - Lot 7

Étienne MARTIN (1913-1995) Grasshopper Bronze subject Signed on the terrace Numbered 2/8 and stamped Clementi H_160 cm W_26 cm D_54 cm Produced from the original plaster cast of 1933, donated by Madame Françoise Dupuy Michaud to the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon in 1996. The sculpture entitled La Sauterelle, after the nickname given to a studio model, is Étienne Martin's first emblematic work. Created during his training at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, this imposing female nude illustrates his interest in Egyptian sculpture. A tripartite contract signed on February 25, 1992 between Françoise Dupuy-Michaud, Étienne Martin and Guy Landon, for a period of ten years, stipulated the production of a bronze print of La Sauterelle, in accordance with the specifications of the original edition of the sculpture. Only this copy was ever produced. Provenance : Françoise Dupuy-Michaud Collection Bibliography (plaster model): - Michel Ragon, Etienne-Martin, Bruxelles, La Connaissance, 1970, described under catalog no. 1 and reproduced on pp. 13 and 99 - Collectif, Le Poids du Monde, Marcel Michaud (1898-1958), Catalogue of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon exhibition, Lyon, Fage, 2011, reproduced pp. 19, 120, 217 and described p.120 - Collectif sous la direction de Sylvie Ramond et de Pierre Wat, L'Atelier d'Etienne-Martin, Catalogue de l'exposition du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon du 22 octobre 2011 au 23 janvier 2012, Lyon Hazan, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 2011 reproduced pp. 44, 57, 199 and 239.