LES NEVEUX DE J. LEHMANN The bronze foundry was run by the brothers Jules and Hugo Levy in Paris. Their premises were located at 26, rue de Paradis ; there was a second shop at 14, Avenue de l’Opéra. They also had a shop in Lyon at 9, rue de la République and in Florence at 7, Via Spontini.
Very active in the 1920’s and 1930’s, the company produced statuettes and decorative objects; at the 1929 Salon of the Société des Artistes Français a bronze vase was exhibited, made by Helene Grun and edited by Lehmann. At the 1937 International Exhibition in Paris, they showed pieces by Genarelli, Kelety, Pina and Le Faguays.
LIPCHYTZ, Samuel (LIPSZYC, Samuel) (Pabianice 1880 – Auschwitz 1943) Born in what at the time were the Polish provinces of Imperial Russia, Lipchytz grew up in Lodz and, in 1920, travelled first to Berlin and then to Paris at the turn of the century to finish his studies and practice his art. He lived and worked in La Ruche, the famous artists’ studio in Montparnasse, and participated in Paris’s vibrant art scene. He learned to sculpt ivory, which he prized for its delicacy and subtlety, and gained some renown as a sculptor working in both ivory and marble. He taught the art of ivory sculpture to his younger brother Morice, whom he brought to Paris in 1912 to pursue his art studies, at the age of 14. (Morice also lived in La Ruche, and slightly modified his name to Lipsi; he became a well-known abstract sculptor who produced many monumental pieces). Samuel worked primarily with bronze, ivory, bronze and ivory, onyx and exotic woods. He also created fine pieces of furniture with ivory incrustations.
When the Art Deco style came into fashion, Samuel Lipchytz produced bronze and ivory statuettes often depicting dancers. Samuel Lipchytz was deported and died in Auschwitz in 1943, at the age of 63. His brother Morice survived, dying in Switzerland in 1996. (Also spelled Lipszyc)
Two modernist bronze sculptures, ‘Bird’ and ‘Rugby Man’. BECK-LIPSI COLLECTION
Samuel Lipchytz in his studio. BECK-LIPSI COLLECTION
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