GUERBE, Raymonde (GUERVAL, Andrée) (1894 –1995)
Bouquet of Flowers Oil on canvas. 50 x 60cm. (193⁄4 x 231⁄2in.) PRIVATE COLLECTION
Born in Paris, her real name was Raymonde Guerbe; as an artist she used both her real name and the pseudonym Andrée Guerval. She was a multi-faceted artist who worked in many media, including bronze, ceramics and terracotta.
Floral Dress Bronze and ivory on onyx base Height: 28.5cm. (11¼in.) PRIVATE COLLECTION
Around 1919, Raymonde Guerbe was a student at the dance school in Paris run by Isadora Duncan and her brother Raymond; she took part in many performances. She exhibited at the Salon d'Automne from 1923 to 1927 and again in 1934, 1936, and 1938. In 1923 she exhibited ebony sculptures of Breton women and a stone sculpture. The following year she presented a portrait bust and the polished copper statuette of a young girl. In 1925 her bas-reliefs “La Roue” (The Wheel) and “Aurore” (Aurora) were presented. In 1923 Andrée Guerval was living at 5, villa des Camélias. Her husband, Pierre Le Faguays, painted a portrait of her that was exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in 1931. She also modelled for his sculptures. Many of her bronze and ivory sculptures were made by Les Neveux de J. Lehmann, Etling, Susse and Max Le Verrier. She was also a painter. Raymonde Guerbe 1920s
Terracotta bust of Raymonde Guerbe by her husband Pierre Le Faguays exhibited at the Salon d’Automme in 1926.
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Her signatures (Raymonde Guerbe, Andrée Guerval) have often been erroneously said to be pseudonyms of her husband Pierre Le Faguays. Although the two artists often worked together, pieces signed Guerbe or Guerval were in fact the work of this talented woman.
A card issued in 1958 by the Seine Prefecture entitling Raymonde Le Faguays, as a sculptor, to free entrance to all museums in and around Paris. Both her married name, Raymonde Le Faguays, and her pseudonym, Andrée Guerval, are mentioned on the card.
The Bouquet Bronze and ivory on onyx base Height: 24cm. (9½in.) DINO MENASCHE COLLECTION
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