Marguerite-Anne de Blonay (1897-1966)
Young African woman
Circa 1930
Plaster with bronze patina Signed " MA De Blonay ".
H. 126 cm
Marguerite-Anne de Blonay studied sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière from 1923 onwards, alongside Émile-Antoine Bourdelle, under the direction of Ary Bitter. In 1934 she founded a school of sculpture and painting in Casablanca and then traveled to Africa; her work, mainly focused on ethnography, was inspired by her travels. In 1948, she was elected corresponding member of the Academy of Colonial Sciences.
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