Pierre Le Faguays
Born
Pierre Camille Marie Le Faguays

1892
Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Died8 September 1962(1962-09-08) (aged 69–70)
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Other namesFayral, Guebre, Favral
EducationÉcole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève
OccupationSculptor
MovementArt Deco
SpouseRaymonde Guerbe
Signature
terracotta work (c. 1930) by Pierre Le Faguays

Pierre Camille Marie Le Faguays (1892–1962) was a French Art Deco sculptor.[1] He also used the pseudonyms Fayral, and Guebre.[2] Le Faguays made statuettes, lamps and decorative objects.[1]

Biography

Pierre Le Faguays was born in 1892 in Nantes, France.[3] He was a student of James Vibert at the Geneva University of Art and Design (formerly École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève).[3]

He was married to sculptor Andrée Guebre (also known as Raymonde Guerbe), they never had children.[4] His wife had modeled for many of his works.

In 1922, he participated in exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français.[3] He exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in multiple years; in 1926, a bust of his wife made in terracotta; and in 1931, a painted portrait of his wife.[4]

He mostly worked with materials such as bronze, terracotta, pâte de verre, stone, zinc, wood, alabaster, wrought iron, and ivory.[1] In Paris, Le Faguays had his statuettes made by the foundries Susse Frères, Edmond Etling, Max Le Verrier, Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann, M. Ollier and by the foundry of the Austrian Arthur Goldscheider, a son of Friedrich Goldscheider.[2] In the 1960s, his work was extensively reproduced and were often signed as "Favral" or "Fayral".[5][6]

Le Faguays work can be found in museum collections, including at the Musée d'Orsay,[7] the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[8] and the Casa Lis,[9] in Salamanca.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Le Faguays, Pierre". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00106534. ISBN 978-0-19-989991-3. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  2. ^ a b Knowles, Eric (2014-10-10). Art Deco. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-0-7478-1521-1.
  3. ^ a b c Wolpert, Martin; Winter, Jeffrey (2004). Modern Figurative Paintings: The Paris Connection. Schiffer Pub. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-7643-1962-4.
  4. ^ a b Shayo, Alberto. "Statuettes art deco period". issuu.com. Antique Collectors Club. ACC Art Books. p. 149. ISBN 1-85149-824-9. Retrieved 2022-09-26 – via Issuu.
  5. ^ Miller, Judith (2005-10-03). Art Deco. Penguin. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-7566-4906-7.
  6. ^ Miller, Judith (2009-06-01). Antiques Investigator: Tips and Tricks to Help You Find the Real Deal. Penguin. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-7566-5954-7.
  7. ^ "Pierre Lefaguays (16610)". Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  8. ^ "Pierre Le Faguays". The MFAH Collections. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  9. ^ "Criselefantinas".
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