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BERTHOUD, Paul-François - b. 1870 Paris, d. 1939 Paris - WGA

BERTHOUD, Paul-François

(b. 1870 Paris, d. 1939 Paris)

French sculptor, painter, and engraver with the pseudonym Gilbert Lanquetin. He was the pupil of Pierre Dupuis and one of the founders of the Salon d’Automne where he exhibited regularly between 1907 and 1931. The influence of the sculptor Médardo Rosso (1858-1928) can be observed in Berthoud’s work.

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The important thing in this bust is the ornamentation. The marble and bronze version of it was shown at the Salon in 1902. The way the space is divided up by the convolutions of ribbons and locks of hair is typical of Art Nouveau.

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