Antique French Art Deco Bronze Bust Sculpture Head of Beautiful Young Girl Marcel Andre Bouraine & Etling Paris 1920

Antique French Art Deco Bronze bust sculpture of a beautiful young woman, by Marcel Andre Bouraine (1886-1948), and cast by the Etling foundry, Paris, circa 1920. 
The bronze depicts the head of a beautiful young woman, her voluminous hair tied behind her head. The bust is signed on the left side at the base of the Neck, "Bouraine" & on the right side "Etling Paris". The bronze is raised on the original polished black marble plinth, the bronze with a deep rich patina, condition is excellent, this beautiful bronze is ready to grace your space.

Marcel Bouraine (1886–1948) was a French sculptor. He is known for his work in the Art Deco-era, specifically small statuettes, lamps, bookends, and radiator figures.
Marcel Bouraine was born in 1886 in Pontoise, Île-de-France, France. He studied sculpture under the direction of Joseph-Alexandre Falguière. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, the Salon d'Automne, and the Salon des Tuileries (1922).
During World War I, Bouraine was a prisoner of war and was taken to Switzerland. He later studied at École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève.
Bouraine's work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1928, he designed statuettes in pâte de verre for glass manufacturer Gabriel Argy-Rousseau. He exhibited two large sculptures at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne of 1937 in Paris.
Bouraine's work can be found in museum collections, including at the Art Institute of Chicago, The Smithsonian, The Louvre Paris and The Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery.

Imperial

17 inches high × 10 inches wide × 9.5 inches deep

Metric

high × wide x deep

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