Dancer, patinated and gilded bronze, ivory, wood, Marcel Bouraine, circa 1925.
Marcel Andre Bouraine (1886-1948) was born in Pontoise (Seine-et-Oise), studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière, who worked in a realistic manner. During the First World War he was captured and interned in Switzerland. After the war he returned to France. Burin exhibited at the Salon of the Tuileries in 1922. The following year he joined the Société des Artistes Français, exhibiting regularly at their salons in Paris. His works are small sculptures in bronze, ivory and ceramics, which he created for several French firms, including Susse Freres, Max Le Verrier, Etling and Arthur Goldscheider.
Turbot lamp, gilt bronze, onyx, length 53.3 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Javanese Dancer, patinated and gilded bronze, marble, height 47 cm, Marcel André Burin, circa 1925.
Buren exhibited with the groups La Stele and L’Evolution at various international exhibitions, including the 1925 International Exhibition of Artistic Decoration and Modern Art, which gave Art Deco its name.
Boraine completed two major commissions at the Paris International Exhibition of 1937: a polychrome cement bas-relief (twelve square meters in size) for the fountain in the Crafts Center and a ceramic statue for the Sèvres Pavilion (190 cm in height).
Pair of Marabou book stops, silver plated bronze, ivory, marble, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1930.Dancer with a Fan, patinated and gilded bronze, marble, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.
In 1928, the famous glassmaker Gabriel Argy-Russo (1885-1953) commissioned Buren to order several female figurines, as well as a large fountain and illuminated group, which were cast using the translucent pâte-de-cristal technique in luxurious colors such as violet, amber , green and pink.
Pair of bronze Owl book stops with marble ashtrays, height 15 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1920.Antinea, patinated and gilded bronze, ivory, marble, Marcel André Bourin.Table lamp in the form of two girls holding a bouquet of flowers, onyx, marble, patinated and gilded bronze, height 65.5 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Table lamp (fragment).Tabletop Harlequin, patinated and silvered bronze, ivory, height 54.6 cm, Marcel André Bourin.Ballerina, patinated, silver plated and gilt cold painted bronze, ivory, wood, height 29.5 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Balance, patinated and gilded bronze, ivory, onyx, height 28 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Russian Dance, gilded bronze, marble, height 27 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Dancer with a Fan, patinated and gilded bronze, marble, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Native American Woman, silver plated and gilded bronze, marble, height 61 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Figurine of a girl fastening her party dress at the back, gilt bronze, marble, height 35.5 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Bird talisman with glass eyes, belonging to the Bourin family, patinated bronze, ivory, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1920.Nude, white marble, length 56 cm, Marcel André Burin.Dancing Girl with a Dog, silver plated and gilded bronze, onyx, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Horsewoman, silvered and patinated bronze, ivory, height 43.7 cm, Marcel André Bourin.Figurine of a pheasant in silver plated bronze, length 47 cm, Marcel André Bourin.Salome, gilded and patinated bronze, ivory, ebony, marble, height 42.5 cm, Marcel André Bourin.Pair of book stops Dachshund, patinated bronze, marble, height 12 cm, Marcel Bouraine, circa 1925.Figured lamp Dancers with a tambourine, gilded and patinated bronze, marble, height 50 cm, Marcel André Bourin, circa 1925.Figured lamp Clown, patinated bronze, marble, height 27 cm, Marcel Bouraine, circa 1925.Dancing, glass figurine after the model of Marcel Burin, height 31 cm, Gabriel Argy Rousseau, circa 1928.Jenesse, glass figurine after the model of Marcel Buren, height 33.5 cm, Gabriel Argy Rousseau, circa 1928.
