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Marcel LOYAU (1895-1936) Kneeling Nude, 1926 Patinated...

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Marcel LOYAU (1895-1936) Kneeling Nude, 1926 Patinated bronze proof, signed and dated. Lost wax C. Valsuani. Height with the base : 39,5 cm Marcel François Loyau was attracted to sculpture at an early age and quickly became a recognized artist. In 1927, he won the National Prize of Fine Arts. He married the painter Jeanne Morancé and the couple moved to Boulogne-Billancourt. He was the founder of the Boulogne Fine Arts Society. He died prematurely at the age of 40.