HENRI PROSZYNSKI (1887-1969
)Proszynski Fountain, Youth and ram, reduction of the fountain designed for the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris,
1925Interior
fountain.
The youth and ram in bronze with a brown-medallic patina.
The base, complete with its water supply system, made of cement adorned with a mosaic of polychrome glazed ceramic pieces and granite pieces.
Antique cast iron, circa 1925, possibly a unique piece.
Scattered wear to the patina of the bronze parts, small chips and scattered lacks to the mosaic parts.
Signed PROSZYNSKI on the inside at the base of the ram.
Height: 47 cm - Length: 80 cm - Width: 24 cmA
bound booklet containing the 8 August 1925 issue of L'Illustration devoted to the Exhibition of Decorative Arts in which is reproduced the photograph of the monumental fountain installed Cours-la-Reine on this occasion
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Bibliography :L'
illustration - N° 8 of August 1925
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Henri Proszynski's photograph of the monumental fountain, designed for the Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Cours-la-Reine, reproduced on page 141.
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