MARCEL ANDRE BOURAINE FRENCH BRONZE ONYX CHRYSELEPHANTINE THE JUGGLER 1925

Marcel Andre Bouraine
- French, 1886-1948
- The Juggler 1925
- Signed: Bouraine (in script on onyx sphere in artist’s hand)
- Bronze, Chryselephantine, Onyx
- Size: 19 In. Height (47.5) without the pedistal

CONDITION: Very good to excellent –Slight oxidation to bronze commensurate with age and use. Original Dore patina – not re-patinated. Separate cast seam on leg, and arm – 100% acceptable and correct for period antique bronze from this era. Onyx sphere 100% original/ signed by artist – no cracks, breaks, fissure, chips, nicks, or repairs noted.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: Standing on a contemporary black squared pedestal base measuring: 36 x 10.5 x 10 inches. The total height including pedestal, sphere, and bronze is 55 inches.

Provenance: Very similar bronze, and onyx chryselephantine sculpture titled: 'Juggler was offered by Bonhams in New York on 12/19/2007 with an estimate of 40,000-60,000 USD

ARTIST BIO:
Born in Pontoise (Seine-et Oise), Marcel Andre Bouraine studied under Jean-Alexndre-Joseph Falguiere (1881 - 1900), who had reintroduced and emphasized realism in nineteenth-century sculpture.
Bouraine was captured in Germany during the First World War, and interned in Switzerland. In 1922, he exhibited at the Salon des Tuileries. The following year he began to exhibit at the Salon d'Autommne.
He executed small-scale sculptures for several French firms, including Susse Freer, La Verrier, and Arthur Goldscheider, often exhibiting with the latter's La Stele and L'Evolution groups. He worked under the psuedonym Derenne for LeVerrier Company.

In 1928 Gabriell Argy-Rousseau (1885- 1953) commissioned a number of figurines from Bouraine, mostly female nudes, but also a fountain and an illuminated group, all of which were executed in colored, translucent pate de verre.

He executed two major commissions for the 1937 Paris International Exhibition.
Written and submitted by Michael Marz from his own research including the Pullman Gallery in London and in conjunction with Brian Roughton of Heritage Auctions, Museum and Institutional Services Group.

Very good to excellent. Moderate crazing throughout. Blacklights near perfectly; 98% original surface paint. Additional Notes: This work has undergone a very expensive wax-relining, and re-stretching job. Obviously done by a very skilled and talented restorer/conservator. Housed in its original 19th century gilt/ and mahogany colored acanthus leaf gilt wood frame.