HALBOUT TANNEY Georges (1895-1986) "Abdela", African... Lot 279

HALBOUT TANNEY Georges (1895-1986) "Abdela", African head. Workshop plaster with bronze patina Signed on the base Halbout-tanney H. 32 cm. Small trace of patina Note: Georges Halbout studied with Jean Boucher at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, then shared his studio with Paul Belmondo at Parc Monsouris. He won numerous awards, including the Blumenthal Prize in 1920 and the Abd-el-Tif Prize in 1928. He moved to Algeria and became a teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Algiers. He won a silver medal at the 1937 Universal Exhibition and a gold medal at the 1938 Salon des Artistes Français. He was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1950 and the Médaille de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris in 1982. His works are kept in various museums, including the Musée national des Beaux-Arts in Algiers, the Musée national Zabana in Oran and the Petit Palais in Paris.