Claude Abeille (born 1930) - Lot 152

Claude Abeille (born 1930) Tribute to Watteau Bronze Signed and dated "ABEILLE 00". Numbered "3/8 H. 75 cm Related literature: -Alain Besançon, Claude Abeille, édition des œuvres des académiciens de l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de l'Institut de France, Laurence Abeille, p.206-207 Here, Claude Abeille pays tribute to the Enlightenment painter Antoine Watteau, whose painting L'Indifférent he particularly admires, filled with the graceful, light and frivolous style of the 18th century. A pupil of Robert Couturier, he was awarded the Bourdelle prize for sculpture in 1964, first creating female torsos, then sculptures for public and religious buildings. In 1980, he turned his attention to textiles and materials.