Art Deco Sculpture of Man with Boat by Le Verrier

An Art Deco Sculpture showing great strength in a depiction of a man pulling his row boat from the sand. This striking work done and signed  by Max Le Verrier in the late 1920s France  is especially dynamic .

Notice the musculature of the man, the interplay of the base with its sand like texture agains the smooth skin of the subject. Even just seeing the way his carefully sculpted hands and feet press against the row boat and the beachfront is  impressive. The  green tone with hidden rust colored underlay gives it a perfect patina.

A clear and emphatic signature of Max Le Verrier lets you know that this was done by one of the Masters of Art Deco. This piece was made in two sizes, this is the much larger and more rare size. Measurements below.

About Max Le Verrier: 
Max le Verrier was born  near Paris, in 1891. After serving in the French army during World War I, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. Later he founded his own studio in Paris and began casting the metal and bronze figurines of his own and  many of his friends who also worked in the Art Deco Style. Le Verrier was awarded a Gold medal for his sculptures at the 1925 Paris l’Exposition des Arts Décoratifs .

His female figures are characterised by a lithe athleticism his male figures iconic  and powerful  and for both he applied  great detail  in symmetry. Le Verrier continued working throughout the 1930′s – receiving a medal of honor at the Paris International Exhibition in 1937 – before being arrested in 1944 for his resistance activities against the Nazi-backed regime. He reopened his studio after World War II, and continued to sculpt until his death in 1973.