CHIPARUS, Demetre
COLINET, Claire
(Dorohoi 1886 – Paris 1947)
(Brussels 1880–1950)
Born in Dorohoi, Romania, he studied in Italy with sculptor Rafaello Romanelli, then went to live in Paris, where he studied under Antonin Mercié and Jean Boucher. From 1914 to 1928 he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1914 he received an honourable mention. Chiparus is best known for his bronze and bronze and ivory sculptures, most of which were edited by L.N.J.L., Etling and by Goldscheider.
Born in Brussels, Belgium, Colinet (Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet) studied there, under Jef Lambeaux. She later settled in Paris, where she exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français as of 1913, receiving an honourable mention in 1914. She became a member of the Société in 1929. In 1935 she showed a statue of the young King Albert of Belgium. From 1937 to 1940 she also exhibited at the Salon
Colinet in her studio, 1910.
Ball Game Bronze and ivory on marble base Height: 40cm. (15 3⁄4in.) PRIVATE COLLECTION
des Indépendants and became a member of the Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs. As an artist she was drawn to exoticism, and worked in a detailed and fluid style. Reclining Woman Bronze on marble base Height: 33.5cm. (13 3⁄4in.) Length: 57cm. (22 1⁄2in.) PRIVATE COLLECTION
Claire Colinet was married twice: the first time, around 1913, to a Mr. Godchaux, who was possibly the painter and animalier sculptor Roger Godchaux. Her second marriage, in March 1929, was to André Marcel Nigron; this marriage enabled her to acquire the French nationality. Colinet’s sculptures were produced by Etling, Arthur Goldscheider, Les Neveux de J. Lehmann, and Barbedienne.
The Squall Bronze and ivory on marble base Height: 22cm. (8¾in.)
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