Lot  031 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019

Le Bison Genèse

Pierre-Yves TRÉMOIS (French, 1921 - 2020)

1976 - 1977

Polished bronze, ed. 6/8

72 (L) x 12 (W) x 53 (H) cm

Estimate

TWD 600,000-800,000

HKD 152,000-203,000

USD 19,400-25,900

CNY 139,000-185,000

Sold Price

TWD 1,320,000

HKD 338,462

USD 43,279

CNY 304,147


Signature

Engraved base Trémois, inscribed Nous sommes tous fondus ensemble Darwin, numbered 6/8
This sculpture is to be sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by Elegant Art Center and signed by the artist.

EXHIBITED:
Galerie Attali, Paris, 1977

ILLUSTRATED:
Trémois d'un trait, Éditions Michèle Trinckvel, Paris, 1982, black and white illustrated, p.175; color illustrated, pp. 176-177

+ OVERVIEW

Trémois was born in Paris, France, in 1921, he entered National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France and also the studio of the French painter Fernand Sabatté in 1938. In the year of 1943, Trémois won the Prix de Rome in Painting. In 1978, he was elected into the highest French Art Institute-Académie des Beaux-Arts for etching. Trémois particularly employed Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution as his source of inspirations. Trémois skillfully engraves fine lines onto uneven harden metalwork; depicting two-dimensional human erotica scenes on the surface of the three-dimensional animal-shaped sculptures, enlightening the viewers to explore a greater possibilities of the two. To Trémois, these bronze sculptures represented the fusion of mankind and animals, the volume and lines are constantly merging and changing. Trémois incorporated the ancient characters, symbols and literatures found in traditional technique of stereotypy specifically to France onto his sculptures.
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Ravenel Autumn Auction 2019

Sunday, December 1, 2019, 1:00pm