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03 October 2021 - 10:00 (CEST) -
26, rue Goudard - 13005 Marseille
Roger Godchaux's innate sensitivity is evident in this beautiful bronze of two lion cubs at play: a talent that made him one of the foremost 20th-century animal sculptors.
Roger Godchaux (1878-1958), Deux lionceaux jouant(Two Lion Cubs at Play), bronze group with a nuanced brown patina, lost-wax casting by Susse Frères éditeurs, signed "Roger Godchaux" on the base,with the indication "cire perdue" and the two marks of the foundry, l. 88 cm/34.6 in. Estimate: €15,000/20,000
Roger Godchaux (1878-1958), Deux lionceaux jouant(Two Lion Cubs at Play), bronze group with a nuanced brown patina, lost-wax casting by Susse Frères éditeurs, signed "Roger Godchaux" on the base,with the indication "cire perdue" and the two marks of the foundry, l. 88 cm/34.6 in. Estimate: €15,000/20,000
At the beginning of the last century, Roger Godchaux (1878-1958) worked alongside François Pompon , Gaston Suisse and Paul Jouve in the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. His naturalistic art, based on a keen…
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