Gilt bronze, ivory, onyx base
Paris, circa 1920
Paul Jean-Baptiste Gasq (1860-1944) – French sculptor
Signed on the plinth ‘P.Gasq’, below ‘HORS-CONCOURS’ (out of competition) as well as round stamp of the foundry Chardon in Paris ‘BRONZE / MADE / IN FRANCE / CHARDON’
Gilt bronze-cast representation of Christ with long hair and flowing robe, a flaming heart with aureola on his chest
Hands, feet and face carved ivory fine
On nearly round naturalistic plinth, mounted on a round onyx base
Height (with base): 44.5 cm
Good condition
One of the rare and collectable chryselephantine figures by Paul Gasq; sculptures by the artist fetch over €17,000 on the international auction market

The famous sculptor Paul Gasq created this gilt bronze sculpture around 1920. Cast by the foundry Chardon in Paris, it depicts Christ in a long robe with a flaming heart as a symbol of his divine love for humanity on his chest. The face, hands and feet are carved from ivory. The kind facial features, fingers and toes are rendered in the finest manner. Chryselephantine sculptures of this kind, where the flesh tones are rendered with light materials such as bone, ivory or alabaster, were particularly popular in the early 20th century.



The bronze figure is signed on the plinth ‘P.Gasq’, below ‘HORS-CONCOURS’ (out of competition) and bears a round stamp of the foundry Chardon in Paris ‘BRONZE / MADE / IN FRANCE / CHARDON’. It shows slight signs of age, such as a few age-related hairline cracks to the ivory and some wear to the gilding. The marble base shows a few small chips. The height including the base is 44.5 cm, the figure measures 42.5 cm.

Paul Jean-Baptiste Gasq (1860-1944)

Paul Gasq was born in Dijon, where he initially attended the École des Beaux-Arts. Later he studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He won the first Prize of Rome in 1890 and held a scholarship at the Villa Medici from 1891 to 1894. He was a member of the Academy of Fine Arts and remained the curator of the museum of Dijon until his death. (tfa)

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